Nvidia RTX 3080 vs Nvidia RTX PRO 5000

Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 12.1x less per hour and still buys 2.8x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU4.8x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 5000
Memory bandwidth1.8x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 5000
FP16 / BF16 dense4.3x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 5000
Board power1.1x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 5000

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 PRO 5000
Cheapest listed $0.03 $0.34
Median across providers $0.09 $0.67
Most expensive listed $0.17 $0.82
Providers 3 3
Reporting stock 2 2
One month, 730 hours $20 $245

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 3080 or the Nvidia RTX PRO 5000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 3080 starts at $0.03 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX PRO 5000 at $0.34. Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 12.1x less per hour and still buys 2.8x 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 PRO 5000: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.34 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 PRO 5000: $245 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.