Nvidia RTX 4090
$0.11/GPU/hr
cheapest of 6 providers · Lium
- Ada Lovelace
- Released Q4 2022
- Median $0.37/GPU/hr
- $80 per 730-hour month
- 4 in stock In stock
Nvidia RTX 4090 vs Nvidia RTX 5060
Nvidia RTX 5060 rents for 2.0x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX 4090 buys 2.2x 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 5060
$0.06/GPU/hr
cheapest of 2 providers · Vast.ai
- Blackwell
- Released Q2 2025
- Median $0.08/GPU/hr
- $40 per 730-hour month
- 1 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 4090 | Nvidia RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest listed | $0.11 | $0.06 |
| Median across providers | $0.37 | $0.08 |
| Most expensive listed | $0.49 | $0.11 |
| Providers | 6 | 2 |
| Reporting stock | 4 | 1 |
| One month, 730 hours | $80 | $40 |
Frequently asked questions
Is the Nvidia RTX 4090 or the Nvidia RTX 5060 cheaper to rent?
The Nvidia RTX 4090 starts at $0.11 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5060 at $0.06. Nvidia RTX 5060 rents for 2.0x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX 4090 buys 2.2x 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 4090: 4 of 6 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.11 at Lium. 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 4090: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 5060: $40 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.