Nvidia L4 vs Nvidia RTX 3080

Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 4.0x less per hour and still buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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
See all Nvidia L4 prices

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.4x on the Nvidia L4
Memory bandwidth2.5x on the Nvidia RTX 3080
FP16 / BF16 dense2.0x on the Nvidia L4
Board power4.4x 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
Cheapest listed $0.11 $0.03
Median across providers $0.29 $0.09
Most expensive listed $0.95 $0.17
Providers 4 3
Reporting stock 3 2
One month, 730 hours $80 $20

Frequently asked questions

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

The Nvidia L4 starts at $0.11 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 at $0.03. Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 4.0x less per hour and still buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.03 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L4: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080: $20 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.