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Barriers to entry are low here. 2 cloud providers list the GTX 1080 with prices starting at just $0.04/hr per GPU (spot instance), making it accessible for testing without a large commitment.
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| Provider | GPUs | Total VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Billing | $/GPU/h | Total/h | Availability | |
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Vast.ai
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2x GTX 1080 2x GTX 1080 8GB (38896577) | 16GB | 56 | 21GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.05 | $0.11 | Available | View |
Salad
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1x GTX 1080 1x GTX 1080 8GB (GTX 1080) | 8GB | 4 | 8GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.0440 | $0.0440 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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2x GTX 1080 2x GTX 1080 8GB (38697526) | 16GB | 56 | 21GB | Spot Variable spot pricing with potential interruptions. | $0.0411 | $0.08 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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4x GTX 1080 4x GTX 1080 8GB (38896574) | 32GB | 56 | 42GB | Spot Variable spot pricing with potential interruptions. | $0.0406 | $0.16 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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6x GTX 1080 6x GTX 1080 8GB (38896576) | 48GB | 56 | 64GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.05 | $0.32 | Available | View |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why choose the GTX 1080?
8GB GDDR5X. Low-cost Pascal GPU for basic compute and legacy applications.
When is the GTX 1080 not a good fit?
No Tensor Cores. FP16 is emulated, not hardware-accelerated. Only viable for legacy CUDA code or basic cloud desktop rendering.
Are GTX 1080 prices going up or down?
On-demand pricing has increased by about 4% since July 2025, from $0.05 to $0.05/hr per GPU.
What size AI models can the GTX 1080 run?
With 8GB of VRAM, the GTX 1080 is mainly limited to small quantized models and lightweight GPU workloads.
How much VRAM does the GTX 1080 have?
The GTX 1080 has 8GB of VRAM. Multi-GPU setups increase total memory, but that memory is not automatically pooled across GPUs.
What is the GTX 1080's memory bandwidth?
The GTX 1080 has 320 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Higher bandwidth helps with faster data transfer between GPU memory and compute cores.
What data types does the GTX 1080 support?
The GTX 1080 supports 2 precision formats. Training: FP16, FP32.
Does the GTX 1080 support NVLink?
No. The GTX 1080 is a PCIe-only GPU with no NVLink, so it is better suited to single-GPU inference and smaller-scale workloads than large distributed training jobs.
How much does the GTX 1080 cost per hour?
GTX 1080 pricing currently ranges from $0.04/hr to $0.05/hr per GPU, depending on the provider, instance type, and billing model.
How much does the GTX 1080 cost per month?
At 720 hours per month, one GTX 1080 can cost between $29.20 to $39.20 per month, depending on the provider. Reserved and spot pricing can lower that further.
Which cloud providers offer the GTX 1080?
The GTX 1080 is available from 2 cloud providers: Salad, Vast.ai.
Can I rent the GTX 1080 in the cloud?
Yes. We currently track 5 GTX 1080 listings across 2 cloud providers:
Billing type Listings Avg $/GPU/hr On-demand 3 $0.05/hr Spot 2 $0.04/hr
Technical Specifications
| Architecture | Pascal |
| CUDA Cores | 2560 |
| Memory Size | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| TDP | 180W |
Source: official Nvidia GTX 1080 datasheet.
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