Nvidia RTX 3060 vs Nvidia RTX 4080

Nvidia RTX 3060 wins twice: it rents for 5.2x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.3x on the Nvidia RTX 4080
Memory bandwidth2.0x on the Nvidia RTX 4080
FP16 / BF16 dense3.8x on the Nvidia RTX 4080
Board power1.9x on the Nvidia RTX 3060

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 3060 Nvidia RTX 4080
Cheapest listed $0.03 $0.15
Median across providers $0.04 $0.16
Most expensive listed $0.06 $0.27
Providers 2 3
Reporting stock 1 2
One month, 730 hours $21 $108

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 3060 or the Nvidia RTX 4080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 3060 starts at $0.03 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4080 at $0.15. Nvidia RTX 3060 wins twice: it rents for 5.2x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 3060: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.03 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 4080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.15 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 3060: $21 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4080: $108 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.