A data center GPU against a workstation card, one Kepler and one Maxwell: 12 GB GDDR5 against 8 GB GDDR5 and 25% more memory bandwidth on the K80.
At a glance
Memory
- K80
- 12 GB
- M4000
- 8 GB
1.5x more on K80
Memory bandwidth
- K80
- 240 GB/s
- M4000
- 192 GB/s
1.2x higher on K80
Cheapest on-demand
- K80
- $0.90 /GPU/hr
- M4000
- $0.45 /GPU/hr
2x more expensive on K80
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | K80 | M4000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.90 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.45 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.04 (24 mo) | No reserved 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 reserved on the K80 and on-demand on the M4000: 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
K80 vs M4000 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | K80 | M4000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 12 GB GDDR5 | 8 GB GDDR5 | 1.5x more on K80 |
| Bandwidth | 240 GB/s | 192 GB/s | 1.2x higher on K80 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 256-bit | 1.5x wider on K80 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP32 | 4.4 TFLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS | 1.7x higher on K80 |
| FP64 | 1.5 TFLOPS | Not supported | K80 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 150 W | 120 W | 1.2x higher on K80 |
| Released | Q4 2014 | Q2 2015 | 7 months newer on M4000 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP32FP64 | FP32 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: K80 datasheet and M4000 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | K80 /GPU/hr | M4000 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
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On-Demand $0.90 | -- |
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Reserved (24mo) $0.0447 | -- |
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-- | On-Demand $0.45 |
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Our data for Nvidia K80 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia M4000 on Sept. 7, 2026.