Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti vs Nvidia RTX 3090

Nvidia RTX 3090 wins twice: it rents for 1.5x less per hour and still buys 1.5x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia RTX 3090
Memory bandwidth1.0x on the Nvidia RTX 3090
FP16 / BF16 dense1.0x on the Nvidia RTX 3090
Board poweridentical

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 3080 Ti Nvidia RTX 3090
Cheapest listed $0.10 $0.07
Median across providers $0.14 $0.16
Most expensive listed $0.18 $0.22
Providers 2 3
Reporting stock 1 3
One month, 730 hours $73 $49

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti or the Nvidia RTX 3090 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti starts at $0.10 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3090 at $0.07. Nvidia RTX 3090 wins twice: it rents for 1.5x less per hour and still buys 1.5x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.18 at Runpod. Nvidia RTX 3090: 3 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3090: $49 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.