Nvidia RTX 4080 vs Nvidia RTX 5060

Nvidia RTX 5060 wins twice: it rents for 2.7x less per hour and still buys 1.1x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia RTX 4080
Memory bandwidth1.6x on the Nvidia RTX 4080
FP16 / BF16 dense2.5x on the Nvidia RTX 4080
FP8 dense2.5x on the Nvidia RTX 4080
Board power2.2x on the Nvidia RTX 5060

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 4080 Nvidia RTX 5060
Cheapest listed $0.15 $0.06
Median across providers $0.16 $0.08
Most expensive listed $0.27 $0.11
Providers 3 2
Reporting stock 2 1
One month, 730 hours $108 $40

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 4080 or the Nvidia RTX 5060 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 4080 starts at $0.15 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5060 at $0.06. Nvidia RTX 5060 wins twice: it rents for 2.7x less per hour and still buys 1.1x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 4080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.15 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 5060: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.06 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 4080: $108 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 5060: $40 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.