Nvidia RTX 3080 vs Nvidia RTX 4070

Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 2.5x less per hour and still buys 2.5x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.2x on the Nvidia RTX 4070
Memory bandwidth1.5x on the Nvidia RTX 3080
FP16 / BF16 dense1.0x on the Nvidia RTX 3080
Board power1.6x on the Nvidia RTX 4070

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 Nvidia RTX 4070
Cheapest listed $0.03 $0.07
Median across providers $0.09 $0.07
Most expensive listed $0.17 $0.08
Providers 3 2
Reporting stock 2 1
One month, 730 hours $20 $50

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 3080 or the Nvidia RTX 4070 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 3080 starts at $0.03 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4070 at $0.07. Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 2.5x less per hour and still buys 2.5x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 3080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.03 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 4070: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 3080: $20 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4070: $50 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.