The A4000 is newer, with 2x the memory and 40% more bandwidth. The GTX 1080 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
2x more on A4000
- A4000
- 16 GB
- GTX 1080
- 8 GB
Memory bandwidth
40% higher on A4000
- A4000
- 448 GB/s
- GTX 1080
- 320 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
47% cheaper on GTX 1080
- A4000
- $0.07 /GPU/hr
- GTX 1080
- $0.04 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A4000 | GTX 1080 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.20 /GPU/hr from $0.07 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.04 | |
| Reserved | $0.18 /GPU/hr from $0.06 (3 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Medians are across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one. No median for spot on the A4000 and on-demand, reserved and spot on the GTX 1080: we only show one when at least 3 providers list the GPU on that billing type. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
A4000 vs GTX 1080 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A4000 | GTX 1080 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 16 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR5X | 2x more on A4000 |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 320 GB/s | 40% higher on A4000 |
| Bus width | 256-bit | 256-bit | Identical |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 76.7 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 | 19.2 TFLOPS | 8.9 TFLOPS | 2.2x higher on A4000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 140 W | 180 W | 29% higher on GTX 1080 |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q2 2016 | 5 years newer on A4000 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16FP32 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: A4000 datasheet and GTX 1080 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | A4000 | GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.05 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$0.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Hyperstack
UK
|
$0.15 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Spheron
Singapore
|
$0.16 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | -- |
Sesterce
France
|
$0.17 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Runcrate
USA
|
$0.20 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | -- |
EmpirioLabs AI
USA
|
$0.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
TensorDock
Distributed
|
$0.21 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Salad
Distributed
|
-- | $0.0400 /GPU/hr On-demand |
13 providers list the A4000 and 2 the GTX 1080. Every listing is on the A4000 page and the GTX 1080 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia T4
16 GB GDDR6 · 33% less bandwidth than the A4000
From $0.15 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada
20 GB GDDR6 · 20% less bandwidth than the A4000
From $0.20 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia A5000
24 GB GDDR6 · 71% more bandwidth than the A4000
From $0.23 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 · released Q1 2021
From $0.06 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti
11 GB GDDR5X · 51% more bandwidth than the GTX 1080
From $0.04 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia A4000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia GTX 1080 on Sept. 14, 2026.