K80 vs T4
The T4 offers Turing with Tensor Cores at similar cost, versus the K80's Kepler. Choose T4 for any modern workload.
Overview
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Nvidia K80
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Nvidia T4
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| Summary | Legacy Kepler hardware, not viable for modern workloads. | Low-cost inference GPU with wide cloud availability. |
| Architecture | Kepler | Turing |
| Memory | 24GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 480 GB/s | 300 GB/s |
| Performance | 9 TFLOPS (FP32) | 65 TFLOPS (FP16) |
| Release Date | Q4 2014 | Q3 2018 |
| Performance Segment | Mid-Range | Mid-Range |
| Datasheet | Link | Link |
Price comparison
K80 Pricing
Barriers to entry are low here. 2 cloud providers list the K80 with prices starting at just $0.18/hr per GPU (1-month reservation), making it accessible for testing without a large commitment.
How we sort results
Default ranking
Our algorithm weighs five factors to find the most relevant matches for you:
- Price: We blend total hourly price with price-per-GPU to balance affordability and value.
- Specs: We favor offers with higher CPU, RAM, and GPU Memory.
- Billing: We favor on-demand billing for simplicity and flexibility over spot instances, reservations, and custom quotes.
- Location: We blend both datacenter proximity and provider HQ location. Datacenter location matters for latency, while HQ location matters for compliance and support.
- Provider diversity: Each time a provider appears in the list, their subsequent offerings are ranked a little lower, so one provider's offerings don't crowd out the top positions.
Sorting and filtering
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Transparency and funding
Ads and sponsors: Any paid placements are fixed at the top and clearly labeled as sponsored content.
Affiliates: Any affiliate links will be indicated to you as well. We may earn a commission if you click them, but this never influences the ranking order.
| Provider | GPUs | Billing | Total/h | |
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AWS
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.90 | View |
Database Mart
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1x | Reserved (1mo) Reserved capacity with a 1-month minimum commitment. | $0.18 | View |
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AWS
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8x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $7.20 | View |
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AWS
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16x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $14.40 | View |
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T4 Pricing
For smaller projects, the T4 is available around $0.06/hr per GPU (spot instance). This tier offers a 98% discount compared to the higher end of the market ($4.35/hr).
How we sort results
Default ranking
Our algorithm weighs five factors to find the most relevant matches for you:
- Price: We blend total hourly price with price-per-GPU to balance affordability and value.
- Specs: We favor offers with higher CPU, RAM, and GPU Memory.
- Billing: We favor on-demand billing for simplicity and flexibility over spot instances, reservations, and custom quotes.
- Location: We blend both datacenter proximity and provider HQ location. Datacenter location matters for latency, while HQ location matters for compliance and support.
- Provider diversity: Each time a provider appears in the list, their subsequent offerings are ranked a little lower, so one provider's offerings don't crowd out the top positions.
Sorting and filtering
Click "View all offerings" to access the full list with sortable columns and filters for billing type, GPU count, vCPUs, and RAM.
Transparency and funding
Ads and sponsors: Any paid placements are fixed at the top and clearly labeled as sponsored content.
Affiliates: Any affiliate links will be indicated to you as well. We may earn a commission if you click them, but this never influences the ranking order.
| Provider | GPUs | Billing | Total/h | |
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Vast.ai
Our sponsor
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1x | Spot Variable spot pricing with potential interruptions. | $0.06 | View |
Theta EdgeCloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.20 | View |
Azure
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.53 | View |
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AWS
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.53 | View |
Google Cloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.78 | View |
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Theta EdgeCloud
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2x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.40 | View |
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Azure
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.75 | View |
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AWS
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.75 | View |
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Google Cloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.03 | View |
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Azure
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.20 | View |
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AWS
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.20 | View |
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Google Cloud
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2x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.32 | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.15 | View |
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Google Cloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.52 | View |
Cerebrium
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1x | On-Demand Billed per second | $0.59 | View |
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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
Here's how these GPUs compare against alternatives:
Our data for Nvidia K80 was last updated on March 25, 2026, and for Nvidia T4 on March 25, 2026.