A data center GPU against a workstation card, one Kepler and one Ada Lovelace: 12 GB GDDR5 against 20 GB GDDR6 and 17% more memory bandwidth on the RTX 4000 SFF Ada.
At a glance
Memory
- K80
- 12 GB
- RTX 4000 SFF Ada
- 20 GB
1.7x more on RTX 4000 SFF Ada
Memory bandwidth
- K80
- 240 GB/s
- RTX 4000 SFF Ada
- 280 GB/s
1.2x higher on RTX 4000 SFF Ada
Cheapest on-demand
- K80
- $0.90 /GPU/hr
- RTX 4000 SFF Ada
- $0.43 /GPU/hr
2.1x more expensive on K80
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | K80 | RTX 4000 SFF Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.90 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.43 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.09 (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 RTX 4000 SFF 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
K80 vs RTX 4000 SFF Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | K80 | RTX 4000 SFF Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 12 GB GDDR5 | 20 GB GDDR6 | 1.7x more on RTX 4000 SFF Ada |
| Bandwidth | 240 GB/s | 280 GB/s | 1.2x higher on RTX 4000 SFF Ada |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 160-bit | 2.4x wider on K80 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 153.4 TFLOPS | RTX 4000 SFF Ada only |
| FP16 / BF16 | Not supported | 76.7 TFLOPS | RTX 4000 SFF Ada only |
| FP32 | 4.4 TFLOPS | 19.2 TFLOPS | 4.4x higher on RTX 4000 SFF Ada |
| FP64 | 1.5 TFLOPS | Not supported | K80 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 150 W | 70 W | 2.1x higher on K80 |
| Released | Q4 2014 | Q2 2023 | 8 years newer on RTX 4000 SFF Ada |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP32FP64 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: K80 datasheet and RTX 4000 SFF Ada datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | K80 /GPU/hr | RTX 4000 SFF Ada /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
AWS
|
On-Demand $0.90 | -- |
Database Mart
|
Reserved (24mo) $0.09 | -- |
Koyeb
|
-- | On-Demand $0.50 |
Hetzner
|
-- | On-Demand $0.43 |
Runpod
|
-- | On-Demand $0.18 |
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Our data for Nvidia K80 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 4000 SFF Ada on Sept. 14, 2026.