Nvidia RTX 2060 vs Nvidia RTX 4060

Nvidia RTX 2060 wins twice: it rents for 1.4x less per hour and still buys 1.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.3x on the Nvidia RTX 4060
Memory bandwidth1.2x on the Nvidia RTX 2060
FP16 / BF16 dense1.2x on the Nvidia RTX 4060
Board power1.4x on the Nvidia RTX 4060

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 2060 Nvidia RTX 4060
Cheapest listed $0.04 $0.06
Median across providers $0.04 $0.06
Most expensive listed $0.05 $0.06
Providers 2 2
Reporting stock 1 1
One month, 730 hours $29 $41

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 2060 or the Nvidia RTX 4060 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 2060 starts at $0.04 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4060 at $0.06. Nvidia RTX 2060 wins twice: it rents for 1.4x less per hour and still buys 1.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 2060: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.05 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 4060: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.06 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 2060: $29 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4060: $41 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.