Nvidia RTX 3090
Popular legacy consumer GPU for local AI development with NVLink.
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You can start using a RTX 3090 for $0.08/hr per GPU (spot instance). It's a low-risk price point for smaller workloads compared to the market high of $0.54/hr.
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| Provider | GPUs | Total VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Billing | $/GPU/h | Total/h | Availability | |
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Runpod
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (community-cloud) | 24GB | 8 | 24GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.22 | $0.22 | Available | View |
Theta EdgeCloud
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB | 24GB | 48 | 62GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.12 | $0.12 | Available | View |
Novita
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB | 24GB | -- | -- | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.21 | $0.21 | Unknown | View |
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Runpod
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2x RTX 3090 2x RTX 3090 24GB (community-cloud) | 48GB | 16 | 48GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.22 | $0.44 | Available | View |
SwissGPU
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (RTX 3090) | 24GB | 12 | 32GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.32 | $0.32 | Unknown | View |
Salad
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (RTX 3090) | 24GB | 4 | 8GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.11 | $0.11 | Available | View |
Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (35535520) | 24GB | 72 | 32GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.19 | $0.19 | Available | View |
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Novita
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB | 24GB | -- | -- | Spot Variable spot pricing with potential interruptions. | $0.11 | $0.11 | Unknown | View |
TensorDock
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB | 24GB | 16 | 32GB | On-Demand Starting price, marketplace rates vary | $0.31 | $0.31 | Unknown | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (30580307) | 24GB | 48 | 64GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.22 | $0.22 | Available | View |
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Novita
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8x RTX 3090 8x RTX 3090 24GB | 192GB | -- | -- | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.21 | $1.68 | Unknown | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (38265804) | 24GB | 80 | 32GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.22 | $0.22 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (28217163) | 24GB | 48 | 32GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.22 | $0.22 | Available | View |
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Novita
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8x RTX 3090 8x RTX 3090 24GB | 192GB | -- | -- | Spot Variable spot pricing with potential interruptions. | $0.11 | $0.88 | Unknown | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (9107056) | 24GB | 32 | 103GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.25 | $0.25 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (36760619) | 24GB | 128 | 13GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.26 | $0.26 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (37083757) | 24GB | 32 | 32GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.24 | $0.24 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (38879759) | 24GB | 64 | 42GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.25 | $0.25 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (32762666) | 24GB | 88 | 32GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.26 | $0.26 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3090 1x RTX 3090 24GB (38721294) | 24GB | 36 | 32GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.25 | $0.25 | Available | View |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why choose the RTX 3090?
24GB GDDR6X with NVLink support (112 GB/s). One of few consumer GPUs supporting NVLink for 2-GPU configurations. Popular legacy choice for AI researchers.
When is the RTX 3090 not a good fit?
Ampere consumer GPU - no FP8. High power consumption. Subject to Nvidia's consumer EULA, which may restrict data center use. For new setups, the RTX 4090 or RTX 5090 are significantly faster.
Are RTX 3090 prices going up or down?
On-demand pricing has increased by about 246% since July 2025, from $0.12 to $0.41/hr per GPU.
What size AI models can the RTX 3090 run?
With 24GB of VRAM, the RTX 3090 can typically run 7B to 13B models in FP16, or larger models in 4-bit quantized form.
How much VRAM does the RTX 3090 have?
The RTX 3090 has 24GB of VRAM. Multi-GPU setups increase total memory, but that memory is not automatically pooled across GPUs.
What is the RTX 3090's memory bandwidth?
The RTX 3090 has 936 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Higher bandwidth helps with faster data transfer between GPU memory and compute cores.
What data types does the RTX 3090 support?
The RTX 3090 supports 5 precision formats. Training: BF16, FP16, TF32, FP32. Inference: INT8.
Does the RTX 3090 support NVLink?
Yes. The RTX 3090 supports NVLink with 112 GB/s of bidirectional bandwidth. This helps accelerate multi-GPU communication.
How much does the RTX 3090 cost per hour?
RTX 3090 pricing currently ranges from $0.08/hr to $0.54/hr per GPU, depending on the provider, instance type, and billing model.
How much does the RTX 3090 cost per month?
At 720 hours per month, one RTX 3090 can cost between $58.68 to $387.72 per month, depending on the provider. Reserved and spot pricing can lower that further.
Which cloud providers offer the RTX 3090?
The RTX 3090 is available from 7 cloud providers, including Runpod, Salad, SwissGPU. Pricing and availability vary by region and billing model.
Can I rent the RTX 3090 in the cloud?
Yes. We currently track 113 RTX 3090 listings across 7 cloud providers:
Billing type Listings Avg $/GPU/hr On-demand 55 $0.27/hr Reserved 20 $0.26/hr Spot 38 $0.19/hr
Technical Specifications
| Architecture | Ampere |
| CUDA Cores | 10496 |
| Memory Size | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| Memory Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
| TDP | 350W |
Source: official Nvidia RTX 3090 datasheet.
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