Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti
$0.16/GPU/hr
cheapest of 2 providers · Lium
- Ampere
- Released Q1 2022
- Median $0.22/GPU/hr
- $117 per 730-hour month
- 1 in stock In stock
Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti vs Nvidia RTX 5090
Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti rents for 1.8x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX 5090 buys 1.5x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.
Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago
Nvidia RTX 5090
$0.28/GPU/hr
cheapest of 5 providers · Vast.ai
- Blackwell
- Released Q1 2025
- Median $0.65/GPU/hr
- $206 per 730-hour month
- 4 in stock In stock
Datasheet, side by side
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 3090 Ti | Nvidia RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest listed | $0.16 | $0.28 |
| Median across providers | $0.22 | $0.65 |
| Most expensive listed | $0.27 | $0.70 |
| Providers | 2 | 5 |
| Reporting stock | 1 | 4 |
| One month, 730 hours | $117 | $206 |
Frequently asked questions
Is the Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti or the Nvidia RTX 5090 cheaper to rent?
The Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti starts at $0.16 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5090 at $0.28. Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti rents for 1.8x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX 5090 buys 1.5x 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 RTX 3090 Ti: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.27 at Runpod. 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 3090 Ti: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 5090: $206 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.