Nvidia RTX 3080 vs Nvidia RTX PRO 4000

Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 4.8x less per hour and still buys 2.0x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.4x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 4000
Memory bandwidth1.1x on the Nvidia RTX 3080
FP16 / BF16 dense2.5x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 4000
Board power2.2x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 4000

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 3080 Nvidia RTX PRO 4000
Cheapest listed $0.03 $0.13
Median across providers $0.09 $0.20
Most expensive listed $0.17 $0.50
Providers 3 3
Reporting stock 2 2
One month, 730 hours $20 $98

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 3080 or the Nvidia RTX PRO 4000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 3080 starts at $0.03 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX PRO 4000 at $0.13. Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 4.8x less per hour and still buys 2.0x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 3080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.03 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX PRO 4000: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.13 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 3080: $20 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX PRO 4000: $98 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.