The RTX 5000 Ada is newer, with 4x the memory and 80% more bandwidth. The GTX 1080 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
4x more on RTX 5000 Ada
- GTX 1080
- 8 GB
- RTX 5000 Ada
- 32 GB
Memory bandwidth
80% higher on RTX 5000 Ada
- GTX 1080
- 320 GB/s
- RTX 5000 Ada
- 576 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
88% cheaper on GTX 1080
- GTX 1080
- $0.04 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5000 Ada
- $0.33 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | GTX 1080 | RTX 5000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.04 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.33 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 (1 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.30 (3 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.31 |
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, reserved and spot on the GTX 1080 and on-demand, reserved and spot on the RTX 5000 Ada: 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 1080 vs RTX 5000 Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | GTX 1080 | RTX 5000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 8 GB GDDR5X | 32 GB GDDR6 | 4x more on RTX 5000 Ada |
| Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 576 GB/s | 80% higher on RTX 5000 Ada |
| Bus width | 256-bit | 256-bit | Identical |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 522.2 TFLOPS | RTX 5000 Ada only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 261.1 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 | 8.9 TFLOPS | 65.3 TFLOPS | 7.4x higher on RTX 5000 Ada |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 180 W | 250 W | 39% higher on RTX 5000 Ada |
| Released | Q2 2016 | Q3 2023 | 7 years newer on RTX 5000 Ada |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: GTX 1080 datasheet and RTX 5000 Ada 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 1080 | RTX 5000 Ada |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.33 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Salad
Distributed
|
$0.0400 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti
11 GB GDDR5X · 51% more bandwidth than the GTX 1080
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Nvidia RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 · 40% more bandwidth than the GTX 1080
From $0.06 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia L40S
48 GB GDDR6 · 50% more bandwidth than the RTX 5000 Ada
From $0.38 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia GTX 1080 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada on Sept. 14, 2026.