A consumer GPU against a data center card, one Pascal and one Kepler: 6 GB GDDR5 against 12 GB GDDR5 and 25% more memory bandwidth on the K80.
At a glance
Memory
- GTX 1060
- 6 GB
- K80
- 12 GB
2x more on K80
Memory bandwidth
- GTX 1060
- 192 GB/s
- K80
- 240 GB/s
1.2x higher on K80
Cheapest on-demand
- GTX 1060
- $0.03 /GPU/hr
- K80
- $0.90 /GPU/hr
30x more expensive on K80
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | GTX 1060 | K80 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.90 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.04 (24 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 | No spot listings |
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 1060 and on-demand and reserved on the K80: 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 1060 vs K80 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | GTX 1060 | K80 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 6 GB GDDR5 | 12 GB GDDR5 | 2x more on K80 |
| Bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 240 GB/s | 1.2x higher on K80 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 384-bit | 2x wider on K80 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP32 | 4.4 TFLOPS | 4.4 TFLOPS | Identical |
| FP64 | Not supported | 1.5 TFLOPS | K80 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 120 W | 150 W | 1.2x higher on K80 |
| Released | Q3 2016 | Q4 2014 | 2 years newer on GTX 1060 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32 | FP32FP64 | |
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: GTX 1060 datasheet and K80 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | GTX 1060 /GPU/hr | K80 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Salad
|
On-Demand $0.0300 | -- |
AWS
|
-- | On-Demand $0.90 |
Database Mart
|
-- | Reserved (24mo) $0.0447 |
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Our data for Nvidia GTX 1060 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia K80 on Sept. 7, 2026.