The RTX 3090 is newer, with 6x the memory and 8.4x the bandwidth. The GTX 1050 Ti is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
6x more on RTX 3090
- GTX 1050 Ti
- 4 GB
- RTX 3090
- 24 GB
Memory bandwidth
8.4x higher on RTX 3090
- GTX 1050 Ti
- 112 GB/s
- RTX 3090
- 936 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
80% cheaper on GTX 1050 Ti
- GTX 1050 Ti
- $0.02 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3090
- $0.10 /GPU/hr
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 | $0.21 /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 that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | GTX 1050 Ti | RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
Salad
Distributed
|
$0.0200 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.17 /GPU/hr On-demand |
HyperAI
Hong Kong
|
-- | $0.10 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Vast.ai
USA
|
-- | $0.15 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.15 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Lium
Distributed
|
-- | $0.16 /GPU/hr On-demand |
EmpirioLabs AI
USA
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Theta EdgeCloud
Distributed
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand |
SwissGPU
Switzerland
|
-- | $0.30 /GPU/hr On-demand |
1 provider list the GTX 1050 Ti and 10 the RTX 3090. Every listing is on the GTX 1050 Ti page and the RTX 3090 page.
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 $0.05 /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 5090
32 GB GDDR7 · 91% more bandwidth than the RTX 3090
From $0.35 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X · PCIe only
From $0.33 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3090 on Sept. 14, 2026.