Nvidia L4 vs Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti

Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti rents for 1.1x less per hour, but Nvidia L4 buys 1.6x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Nvidia L4

$0.11/GPU/hr

cheapest of 4 providers · Lium

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Released Q1 2023
  • Median $0.29/GPU/hr
  • $80 per 730-hour month
  • 3 in stock In stock
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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia L4
Memory bandwidth3.0x on the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
FP16 / BF16 dense1.8x on the Nvidia L4
Board power4.9x on the Nvidia L4

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 L4 Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
Cheapest listed $0.11 $0.10
Median across providers $0.29 $0.14
Most expensive listed $0.95 $0.18
Providers 4 2
Reporting stock 3 1
One month, 730 hours $80 $73

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L4 or the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L4 starts at $0.11 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti at $0.10. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti rents for 1.1x less per hour, but Nvidia L4 buys 1.6x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia L4: 3 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.13 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.18 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L4: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.