Two Nvidia consumer GPUs on the Ampere architecture: 12 GB GDDR6 against 10 GB GDDR6X and 2.1x the memory bandwidth on the RTX 3080.
At a glance
Memory
- RTX 3060
- 12 GB
- RTX 3080
- 10 GB
1.2x more on RTX 3060
Memory bandwidth
- RTX 3060
- 360 GB/s
- RTX 3080
- 760 GB/s
2.1x higher on RTX 3080
Cheapest on-demand
- RTX 3060
- $0.04 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3080
- $0.14 /GPU/hr
3.6x more expensive on RTX 3080
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX 3060 | RTX 3080 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.08 /GPU/hr from $0.04 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.14 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.64 (1 mo) | No reserved listings | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 | -- /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 3060 and on-demand 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
RTX 3060 vs RTX 3080 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX 3060 | RTX 3080 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 12 GB GDDR6 | 10 GB GDDR6X | 1.2x more on RTX 3060 |
| Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 760 GB/s | 2.1x higher on RTX 3080 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 320-bit | 1.7x wider on RTX 3080 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 25.5 TFLOPS | 59.5 TFLOPS | 2.3x higher on RTX 3080 |
| INT8 | 101.9 TOPS | 238 TOPS | 2.3x higher on RTX 3080 |
| FP32 | 12.7 TFLOPS | 29.8 TFLOPS | 2.3x higher on RTX 3080 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 170 W | 320 W | 1.9x higher on RTX 3080 |
| Released | Q1 2021 | Q3 2020 | |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | 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: RTX 3060 datasheet and RTX 3080 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | RTX 3060 /GPU/hr | RTX 3080 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Salad
|
On-Demand $0.08 | On-Demand $0.14 |
Theta EdgeCloud
|
On-Demand $0.0390 | -- |
Vast.ai
|
On-Demand $0.05 | -- |
Runpod
|
-- | On-Demand $0.17 |
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Our data for Nvidia RTX 3060 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3080 on Sept. 7, 2026.