Nvidia RTX 3090 vs Nvidia RTX PRO 4500

Nvidia RTX 3090 wins twice: it rents for 4.0x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.3x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500
Memory bandwidth1.0x on the Nvidia RTX 3090
FP16 / BF16 dense2.8x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500
Board power1.8x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500

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 Nvidia RTX PRO 4500
Cheapest listed $0.07 $0.27
Median across providers $0.16 $0.34
Most expensive listed $0.22 $0.40
Providers 3 3
Reporting stock 3 2
One month, 730 hours $49 $196

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 3090 or the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 3090 starts at $0.07 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500 at $0.27. Nvidia RTX 3090 wins twice: it rents for 4.0x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 3090: 3 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX PRO 4500: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.27 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 3090: $49 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX PRO 4500: $196 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.