The RTX 3080 Ti has 50% more memory and 2.9x the bandwidth. The RTX 5050 is newer and cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
50% more on RTX 3080 Ti
- RTX 3080 Ti
- 12 GB
- RTX 5050
- 8 GB
Memory bandwidth
2.9x higher on RTX 3080 Ti
- RTX 3080 Ti
- 912 GB/s
- RTX 5050
- 320 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
61% cheaper on RTX 5050
- RTX 3080 Ti
- $0.18 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5050
- $0.07 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX 3080 Ti | RTX 5050 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.24 /GPU/hr from $0.18 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.07 | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.08 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 |
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 spot on the RTX 3080 Ti and on-demand and spot on the RTX 5050: 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 3080 Ti vs RTX 5050 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX 3080 Ti | RTX 5050 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 12 GB GDDR6X | 8 GB GDDR6 | 50% more on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Bandwidth | 912 GB/s | 320 GB/s | 2.9x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 128-bit | 3x wider on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP4 | Not supported | 210.5 TFLOPS | RTX 5050 only |
| FP8 | Not supported | 52.6 TFLOPS | RTX 5050 only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 68.2 TFLOPS | 26.3 TFLOPS | 2.6x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| INT8 | 272.8 TOPS | 105.3 TOPS | 2.6x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| FP32 | 34.1 TFLOPS | 13.2 TFLOPS | 2.6x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 350 W | 130 W | 2.7x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q3 2025 | 4 years newer on RTX 5050 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP4FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX 3080 Ti datasheet and RTX 5050 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | RTX 3080 Ti | RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
Salad
Distributed
|
$0.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.07 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
$0.18 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Theta EdgeCloud
Distributed
|
$0.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Exoscale
Switzerland
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X · 17% less bandwidth than the RTX 3080 Ti
On-demand from $0.10 /GPU/hr -
Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X · 45% less bandwidth than the RTX 3080 Ti
On-demand from $0.20 /GPU/hr
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Nvidia RTX 5060
8 GB GDDR7 · 40% more bandwidth than the RTX 5050
On-demand from $0.12 /GPU/hr
Our data for Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5050 on Nov. 13, 2026.