The RTX 3080 Ti is newer, with 3x the memory and 8.1x the bandwidth. The GTX 1050 Ti is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
3x more on RTX 3080 Ti
- GTX 1050 Ti
- 4 GB
- RTX 3080 Ti
- 12 GB
Memory bandwidth
8.1x higher on RTX 3080 Ti
- GTX 1050 Ti
- 112 GB/s
- RTX 3080 Ti
- 912 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
84% cheaper on GTX 1050 Ti
- GTX 1050 Ti
- $0.02 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3080 Ti
- $0.13 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | GTX 1050 Ti | RTX 3080 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 | $0.18 /GPU/hr from $0.13 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.12 (48 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.01 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.08 |
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 and reserved and spot on the RTX 3080 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 RTX 3080 Ti price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | GTX 1050 Ti | RTX 3080 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 4 GB GDDR5 | 12 GB GDDR6X | 3x more on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 912 GB/s | 8.1x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Bus width | 128-bit | 384-bit | 3x wider on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 68.2 TFLOPS | ||
| INT8 | Not supported | 272.8 TOPS | RTX 3080 Ti only |
| FP32 | 2.1 TFLOPS | 34.1 TFLOPS | 16x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 75 W | 350 W | 4.7x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Released | Q4 2016 | Q2 2021 | 5 years newer on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: GTX 1050 Ti datasheet and RTX 3080 Ti datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | GTX 1050 Ti | RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
Salad
Distributed
|
$0.0200 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.15 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Vast.ai
USA
|
-- | $0.13 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.18 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Exoscale
Switzerland
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 · 3.2x the bandwidth of the GTX 1050 Ti
From $0.06 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 · 2x the bandwidth of the GTX 1050 Ti
From $0.07 /GPU/hr Compare
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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 RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X · NVLink 112 GB/s
From $0.10 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X · 17% less bandwidth than the RTX 3080 Ti
From $0.11 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti on Sept. 14, 2026.