Nvidia RTX 2080 vs Nvidia RTX 4090

Nvidia RTX 4090 wins twice: it rents for 1.1x less per hour and still buys 4.6x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.0x on the Nvidia RTX 4090
Memory bandwidth2.3x on the Nvidia RTX 4090
FP16 / BF16 dense4.1x on the Nvidia RTX 4090
Board power2.1x on the Nvidia RTX 2080

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia RTX 2080 Nvidia RTX 4090
Cheapest listed $0.12 $0.11
Median across providers $0.43 $0.37
Most expensive listed $0.74 $0.49
Providers 2 6
Reporting stock 1 4
One month, 730 hours $89 $80

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 2080 or the Nvidia RTX 4090 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 2080 starts at $0.12 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4090 at $0.11. Nvidia RTX 4090 wins twice: it rents for 1.1x less per hour and still buys 4.6x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 2080: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.12 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 4090: 4 of 6 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.11 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 2080: $89 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4090: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.