Nvidia RTX 2080 vs Nvidia V100

Nvidia RTX 2080 rents for 1.4x less per hour, but Nvidia V100 buys 2.2x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU4.0x on the Nvidia V100
Memory bandwidth2.0x on the Nvidia V100
FP16 / BF16 dense3.1x on the Nvidia V100
GPU interconnect6.0x on the Nvidia V100
Board power1.4x 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 V100
Cheapest listed $0.12 $0.17
Median across providers $0.43 $0.39
Most expensive listed $0.74 $2.34
Providers 2 5
Reporting stock 1 2
One month, 730 hours $89 $124

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 2080 or the Nvidia V100 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 2080 starts at $0.12 per GPU hour and the Nvidia V100 at $0.17. Nvidia RTX 2080 rents for 1.4x less per hour, but Nvidia V100 buys 2.2x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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 V100: 2 of 5 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.19 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 2080: $89 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia V100: $124 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.