Two Nvidia consumer GPUs, one Pascal and one Ampere: 4 GB GDDR5 against 24 GB GDDR6X, 8.4x the memory bandwidth on the RTX 3090, and NVLink 112 GB/s on the RTX 3090 where the GTX 1050 Ti is PCIe only.
At a glance
Memory
- GTX 1050 Ti
- 4 GB
- RTX 3090
- 24 GB
6x more on RTX 3090
Memory bandwidth
- GTX 1050 Ti
- 112 GB/s
- RTX 3090
- 936 GB/s
8.4x higher on RTX 3090
Cheapest on-demand
- GTX 1050 Ti
- $0.02 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3090
- $0.10 /GPU/hr
5x more expensive on RTX 3090
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | GTX 1050 Ti | RTX 3090 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 | $0.31 /GPU/hr from $0.10 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.01 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.09 |
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 3090: 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 3090 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | GTX 1050 Ti | RTX 3090 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 4 GB GDDR5 | 24 GB GDDR6X | 6x more on RTX 3090 |
| Bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 936 GB/s | 8.4x higher on RTX 3090 |
| Bus width | 128-bit | 384-bit | 3x wider on RTX 3090 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 71.2 TFLOPS | ||
| INT8 | Not supported | 284.7 TOPS | RTX 3090 only |
| FP32 | 2.1 TFLOPS | 35.6 TFLOPS | 17x higher on RTX 3090 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | NVLink 112 GB/s | NVLink on RTX 3090 only |
| Board power | 75 W | 350 W | 4.7x higher on RTX 3090 |
| Released | Q4 2016 | Q3 2020 | 4 years newer on RTX 3090 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: GTX 1050 Ti datasheet and RTX 3090 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | GTX 1050 Ti /GPU/hr | RTX 3090 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Salad
|
On-Demand $0.0200 | On-Demand $0.17 |
HyperAI
|
-- | On-Demand $0.10 |
Theta EdgeCloud
|
-- | On-Demand $0.13 |
Vast.ai
|
-- | On-Demand $0.14 |
Runpod
|
-- | On-Demand $0.50 |
GPU.ai
|
-- | On-Demand $6.67 |
SwissGPU
|
-- | On-Demand $0.31 |
TensorDock
|
-- | On-Demand $0.31 |
1 provider list the GTX 1050 Ti and 9 the RTX 3090. Every listing is on the GTX 1050 Ti page and the RTX 3090 page.
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Our data for Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3090 on Sept. 7, 2026.