The L4 is newer and has 2.4x the memory, while the RTX 3080 has 2.5x the bandwidth. The RTX 3080 is typically cheaper.
At a glance
Memory
2.4x more on L4
- L4
- 24 GB
- RTX 3080
- 10 GB
Memory bandwidth
2.5x higher on RTX 3080
- L4
- 300 GB/s
- RTX 3080
- 760 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
60% cheaper on RTX 3080
- L4
- $0.27 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3080
- $0.11 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | L4 | RTX 3080 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.88 /GPU/hr from $0.27 | $0.15 /GPU/hr from $0.11 | 83% cheaper on RTX 3080 |
| Reserved | $0.51 /GPU/hr from $0.27 (1 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.12 (3 mo) | |
| Spot | $0.29 /GPU/hr from $0.13 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 |
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 reserved and spot on the RTX 3080: 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
L4 vs RTX 3080 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | L4 | RTX 3080 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6 | 10 GB GDDR6X | 2.4x more on L4 |
| Bandwidth | 300 GB/s | 760 GB/s | 2.5x higher on RTX 3080 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 320-bit | 67% wider on RTX 3080 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 242 TFLOPS | Not supported | L4 only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 121 TFLOPS | 59.5 TFLOPS | 2x higher on L4 |
| INT8 | 242 TOPS | 238 TOPS | Within 5% |
| FP32 | 30.3 TFLOPS | 29.8 TFLOPS | Within 5% |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 72 W | 320 W | 4.4x higher on RTX 3080 |
| Released | Q1 2023 | Q3 2020 | 2 years newer on L4 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: L4 datasheet and RTX 3080 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | L4 | RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$0.27 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.11 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.32 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.11 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Jarvislabs
India
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Scaleway
France
|
$0.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Sesterce
France
|
$1.04 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Runcrate
USA
|
$1.23 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | -- |
Hexabyte
Sweden
|
$0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Leaseweb
Netherlands
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Theta EdgeCloud
Distributed
|
-- | $0.16 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.17 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Salad
Distributed
|
-- | $0.14 /GPU/hr On-demand |
21 providers list the L4 and 5 the RTX 3080. Every listing is on the L4 page and the RTX 3080 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia T4
16 GB GDDR6 · released Q3 2018
From $0.10 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia A10
24 GB GDDR6 · 2x the bandwidth of the L4
From $1.00 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia L40
48 GB GDDR6 · 2.9x the bandwidth of the L4
From $0.46 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X · 34% less bandwidth than the RTX 3080
From $0.11 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X · 20% more bandwidth than the RTX 3080
From $0.13 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia L4 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3080 on Sept. 14, 2026.