Nvidia RTX 3090 vs Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti

Nvidia RTX 3090 wins twice: it rents for 1.6x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia RTX 3090
Memory bandwidth1.9x on the Nvidia RTX 3090
FP16 / BF16 dense1.1x on the Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti
Board power1.2x on the Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti

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 3090 Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti
Cheapest listed $0.07 $0.11
Median across providers $0.16 $0.15
Most expensive listed $0.22 $0.19
Providers 3 2
Reporting stock 3 1
One month, 730 hours $49 $80

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 3090 or the Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 3090 starts at $0.07 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti at $0.11. Nvidia RTX 3090 wins twice: it rents for 1.6x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 3090: 3 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.19 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 3090: $49 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.