Two Nvidia consumer GPUs, one Ampere and one Blackwell: 12 GB GDDR6X against 16 GB GDDR7 and 78% more memory bandwidth on the RTX 3080 Ti.
At a glance
Memory
- RTX 3080 Ti
- 12 GB
- RTX 5060 Ti
- 16 GB
1.3x more on RTX 5060 Ti
Memory bandwidth
- RTX 3080 Ti
- 912 GB/s
- RTX 5060 Ti
- 512 GB/s
1.8x higher on RTX 3080 Ti
Cheapest on-demand
- RTX 3080 Ti
- $0.12 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5060 Ti
- $0.08 /GPU/hr
31% cheaper on RTX 5060 Ti
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX 3080 Ti | RTX 5060 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.18 /GPU/hr from $0.12 | $0.14 /GPU/hr from $0.08 | 25% cheaper on RTX 5060 Ti |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.15 (1 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.11 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.08 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.05 |
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 Ti and reserved and spot on the RTX 5060 Ti: 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 5060 Ti price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX 3080 Ti | RTX 5060 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 12 GB GDDR6X | 16 GB GDDR7 | 1.3x more on RTX 5060 Ti |
| Bandwidth | 912 GB/s | 512 GB/s | 1.8x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 128-bit | 3x wider on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP4 | Not supported | 379.5 TFLOPS | RTX 5060 Ti only |
| FP8 | Not supported | 94.8 TFLOPS | RTX 5060 Ti only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 68.2 TFLOPS | 47.4 TFLOPS | 1.4x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| INT8 | 272.8 TOPS | 189.6 TOPS | 1.4x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| FP32 | 34.1 TFLOPS | 23.7 TFLOPS | 1.4x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 350 W | 180 W | 1.9x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q2 2025 | 4 years newer on RTX 5060 Ti |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP4FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT8 | |
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 3080 Ti datasheet and RTX 5060 Ti datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | RTX 3080 Ti /GPU/hr | RTX 5060 Ti /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
|
On-Demand $0.12 | On-Demand $0.10 |
Theta EdgeCloud
|
On-Demand $0.25 | On-Demand $0.08 |
Salad
|
On-Demand $0.15 | On-Demand $0.15 |
Runpod
|
On-Demand $0.18 | -- |
Exoscale
|
On-Demand $0.79 | -- |
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Nvidia RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X · 17% less bandwidth than the RTX 3080 Ti
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Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X · 45% less bandwidth than the RTX 3080 Ti
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Nvidia RTX 5070
12 GB GDDR7 · 31% more bandwidth than the RTX 5060 Ti
From $0.11 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti
16 GB GDDR6 · 44% less bandwidth than the RTX 5060 Ti
From $0.07 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti on Sept. 14, 2026.