The L4 is newer, with 6x the memory and 2.7x the bandwidth. The GTX 1050 Ti is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
6x more on L4
- GTX 1050 Ti
- 4 GB
- L4
- 24 GB
Memory bandwidth
2.7x higher on L4
- GTX 1050 Ti
- 112 GB/s
- L4
- 300 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
94% cheaper on GTX 1050 Ti
- GTX 1050 Ti
- $0.02 /GPU/hr
- L4
- $0.32 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | GTX 1050 Ti | L4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 | $0.88 /GPU/hr from $0.32 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | $0.52 /GPU/hr from $0.32 (36 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.01 | $0.29 /GPU/hr from $0.13 |
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 on-demand and spot on the GTX 1050 Ti: 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
GTX 1050 Ti vs L4 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | GTX 1050 Ti | L4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 4 GB GDDR5 | 24 GB GDDR6 | 6x more on L4 |
| Bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 300 GB/s | 2.7x higher on L4 |
| Bus width | 128-bit | 192-bit | 50% wider on L4 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 242 TFLOPS | L4 only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 121 TFLOPS | ||
| INT8 | Not supported | 242 TOPS | L4 only |
| FP32 | 2.1 TFLOPS | 30.3 TFLOPS | 14x higher on L4 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 75 W | 72 W | Within 5% |
| Released | Q4 2016 | Q1 2023 | 6 years newer on L4 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: GTX 1050 Ti datasheet and L4 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. No provider we track offers both right now.
| Provider | GTX 1050 Ti | L4 |
|---|---|---|
Salad
Distributed
|
$0.0200 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Vast.ai
USA
|
-- | $0.32 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Jarvislabs
India
|
-- | $0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Scaleway
France
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $1.04 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runcrate
USA
|
-- | $1.23 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Hexabyte
Sweden
|
-- | $0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand |
1 provider list the GTX 1050 Ti and 21 the L4. Every listing is on the GTX 1050 Ti page and the L4 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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8 GB GDDR6 · 2x the bandwidth of the GTX 1050 Ti
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Nvidia GTX 1060
6 GB GDDR5 · 71% more bandwidth than the GTX 1050 Ti
From $0.03 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia T4
16 GB GDDR6 · released Q3 2018
From $0.15 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia A10
24 GB GDDR6 · 2x the bandwidth of the L4
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Our data for Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia L4 on Sept. 14, 2026.