Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada vs Nvidia RTX 5080

Nvidia RTX 5080 wins twice: it rents for 1.1x less per hour and still buys 1.1x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.3x on the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada
Memory bandwidth2.7x on the Nvidia RTX 5080
FP16 / BF16 dense1.1x on the Nvidia RTX 5080
FP8 dense1.1x on the Nvidia RTX 5080
Board power2.8x on the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada

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 4000 Ada Nvidia RTX 5080
Cheapest listed $0.16 $0.15
Median across providers $0.19 $0.16
Most expensive listed $0.79 $0.39
Providers 4 3
Reporting stock 2 2
One month, 730 hours $117 $110

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada or the Nvidia RTX 5080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada starts at $0.16 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5080 at $0.15. Nvidia RTX 5080 wins twice: it rents for 1.1x less per hour and still buys 1.1x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.19 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 5080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.16 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 5080: $110 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.