Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada vs Nvidia RTX 4080

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 GPU1.3x on the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada
Memory bandwidth2.0x on the Nvidia RTX 4080
FP16 / BF16 dense1.1x on the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada
FP8 dense1.1x on the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada
Board power2.5x on the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada

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 4000 Ada Nvidia RTX 4080
Cheapest listed $0.16 $0.15
Median across providers $0.19 $0.16
Most expensive listed $0.79 $0.27
Providers 4 3
Reporting stock 2 2
One month, 730 hours $117 $108

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada or the Nvidia RTX 4080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada starts at $0.16 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4080 at $0.15. 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 4000 Ada: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.19 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 4080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.15 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4080: $108 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.