The RTX 4090 is newer, with 4x the memory and 5.3x the bandwidth. The GTX 1060 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
4x more on RTX 4090
- GTX 1060
- 6 GB
- RTX 4090
- 24 GB
Memory bandwidth
5.3x higher on RTX 4090
- GTX 1060
- 192 GB/s
- RTX 4090
- 1,010 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
91% cheaper on GTX 1060
- GTX 1060
- $0.03 /GPU/hr
- RTX 4090
- $0.33 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | GTX 1060 | RTX 4090 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 | $0.46 /GPU/hr from $0.33 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | $0.52 /GPU/hr from $0.33 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 | $0.33 /GPU/hr from $0.16 |
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: 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 RTX 4090 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | GTX 1060 | RTX 4090 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 6 GB GDDR5 | 24 GB GDDR6X | 4x more on RTX 4090 |
| Bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 1,010 GB/s | 5.3x higher on RTX 4090 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 384-bit | 2x wider on RTX 4090 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 330.3 TFLOPS | RTX 4090 only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 165.2 TFLOPS | ||
| INT8 | Not supported | 660.6 TOPS | RTX 4090 only |
| FP32 | 4.4 TFLOPS | 82.6 TFLOPS | 19x higher on RTX 4090 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 120 W | 450 W | 3.8x higher on RTX 4090 |
| Released | Q3 2016 | Q4 2022 | 6 years newer on RTX 4090 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
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 RTX 4090 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 1060 | RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
Salad
Distributed
|
$0.0300 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.33 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Vast.ai
USA
|
-- | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.38 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Packet·ai
USA
|
-- | $0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runcrate
USA
|
-- | $0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Lium
Distributed
|
-- | $0.58 /GPU/hr On-demand |
1 provider list the GTX 1060 and 21 the RTX 4090. Every listing is on the GTX 1060 page and the RTX 4090 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 · 88% more bandwidth than the GTX 1060
From $0.05 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia GTX 1070
8 GB GDDR5 · 33% more bandwidth than the GTX 1060
From $0.04 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 2060
6 GB GDDR6 · 75% more bandwidth than the GTX 1060
From $0.05 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 5090
32 GB GDDR7 · 77% more bandwidth than the RTX 4090
From $0.35 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia L40S
48 GB GDDR6 · 14% less bandwidth than the RTX 4090
From $0.55 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia GTX 1060 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 4090 on Sept. 14, 2026.