Overview

Nvidia logo Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti Nvidia logo Nvidia RTX 3050
Summary Legacy Pascal consumer GPU for basic CUDA development. Entry-level Ampere GPU for basic CUDA development.
Architecture Pascal Ampere
Memory 11GB GDDR5X 8GB GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth 484 GB/s 224 GB/s
Performance 11 TFLOPS (FP32) 9 TFLOPS (FP32)
Release Date Q1 2017 Q1 2022
Performance Segment Budget Budget
Datasheet Link Link

Price comparison

How we rank providers

Default ranking

Each provider appears once per GPU, ranked on three things in order:

  1. Availability: in stock, then waitlist, then unconfirmed, then out of stock. A price you can act on outranks a cheaper one you cannot.
  2. Billing type: on-demand rates rank ahead of spot and reserved ones. A spot rate is cheaper because it can be reclaimed, and a reserved rate because it is a commitment.
  3. Price: the lowest hourly price a provider charges for a single one of that GPU, with other currencies converted to USD first.

Providers that tie on price are sorted alphabetically.

Reserved rates are not separated by term length, so a multi-year commitment can rank above a one-month one. The term is shown beneath each price.

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Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti logo GTX 1080 Ti Pricing

For smaller projects, the GTX 1080 Ti is available around $0.04/hr per GPU (on-demand). This tier offers a 27% discount compared to the higher end of the market ($0.06/hr). Spot instances start lower, at $0.04/hr per GPU.

Nvidia RTX 3050 logo RTX 3050 Pricing

Barriers to entry are low here. 2 cloud providers list the RTX 3050 with prices starting at just $0.05/hr per GPU (on-demand), making it accessible for testing without a large commitment.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Alternative GPUs

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Our data for Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti was last updated on Aug. 20, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3050 on Aug. 20, 2026.