Nvidia RTX 3070 vs Nvidia RTX 5090

Both cards cost about the same per TFLOP of FP16, so pick on memory and availability, not price.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU4.0x on the Nvidia RTX 5090
Memory bandwidth4.0x on the Nvidia RTX 5090
FP16 / BF16 dense5.2x on the Nvidia RTX 5090
Board power2.6x on the Nvidia RTX 3070

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 3070 Nvidia RTX 5090
Cheapest listed $0.05 $0.28
Median across providers $0.07 $0.65
Most expensive listed $0.13 $0.70
Providers 3 5
Reporting stock 2 4
One month, 730 hours $39 $206

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 3070 or the Nvidia RTX 5090 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 3070 starts at $0.05 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5090 at $0.28. Both cards cost about the same per TFLOP of FP16, so pick on memory and availability, not price.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 3070: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.05 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 5090: 4 of 5 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.28 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 3070: $39 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 5090: $206 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.