Overview
Nvidia RTX 3060
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Nvidia RTX 5060
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| Summary | Best budget Ampere option for small model fine-tuning. | Entry-level Blackwell GPU for basic local AI tasks. |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Memory | 12GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR7 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Performance | 99 TFLOPS (FP16) | 437 TFLOPS (FP16) |
| Release Date | Q1 2021 | Q2 2025 |
| Performance Segment | Budget | Budget |
| Datasheet | Link | Link |
Price comparison
RTX 3060 Pricing
For smaller projects, the RTX 3060 is available around $0.04/hr per GPU (spot instance). This tier offers a 95% discount compared to the higher end of the market ($0.94/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
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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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Vast.ai
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.10 | View |
Theta EdgeCloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.20 | View |
Salad
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.06 | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.07 | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.08 | View |
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.14 | View |
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.11 | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.10 | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.10 | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.11 | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.14 | View |
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.12 | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.11 | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.12 | View |
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.11 | View |
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RTX 5060 Pricing
For smaller projects, the RTX 5060 is available around $0.14/hr per GPU (1-month reservation). This tier offers a 58% discount compared to the higher end of the market ($0.33/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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Database Mart
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1x | Reserved (1mo) Reserved capacity with a 1-month minimum commitment. | $0.14 | View |
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Theta EdgeCloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.33 | View |
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Database Mart
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1x | Reserved (1mo) Reserved capacity with a 1-month minimum commitment. | $0.26 | View |
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Heads up: We do our best to keep these 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 with the provider before provisioning.
Alternative GPUs
Here's how these GPUs compare against alternatives:
Nvidia RTX 3060
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Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti
Nvidia RTX 3060
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Nvidia RTX 4060
Nvidia RTX 5060
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Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti
Nvidia RTX 5060
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Nvidia RTX 4060
Our data for Nvidia RTX 3060 was last updated on March 25, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5060 on March 25, 2026.