The RTX 5880 Ada is newer and has 2x the memory, while the RTX 4090 has 5% more bandwidth. The RTX 4090 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
2x more on RTX 5880 Ada
- RTX 4090
- 24 GB
- RTX 5880 Ada
- 48 GB
Memory bandwidth
5% higher on RTX 4090
- RTX 4090
- 1,010 GB/s
- RTX 5880 Ada
- 960 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
32% cheaper on RTX 4090
- RTX 4090
- $0.33 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5880 Ada
- $0.49 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX 4090 | RTX 5880 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.48 /GPU/hr from $0.33 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.49 | |
| Reserved | $0.52 /GPU/hr from $0.29 (1 mo) | No reserved listings | |
| Spot | $0.33 /GPU/hr from $0.16 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.27 |
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 on-demand and spot on the RTX 5880 Ada: 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 4090 vs RTX 5880 Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX 4090 | RTX 5880 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6X | 48 GB GDDR6 | 2x more on RTX 5880 Ada |
| Bandwidth | 1,010 GB/s | 960 GB/s | 5% higher on RTX 4090 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 384-bit | Identical |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 330.3 TFLOPS | 554.2 TFLOPS | 68% higher on RTX 5880 Ada |
| FP16 / BF16 | 165.2 TFLOPS | 277.1 TFLOPS | 68% higher on RTX 5880 Ada |
| INT8 | 660.6 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 82.6 TFLOPS | 69.3 TFLOPS | 19% higher on RTX 4090 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 450 W | 285 W | 58% higher on RTX 4090 |
| Released | Q4 2022 | Q1 2024 | 15 months newer on RTX 5880 Ada |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX 4090 datasheet and RTX 5880 Ada 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 4090 | RTX 5880 Ada |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Runpod
USA
|
$0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Packet·ai
USA
|
$0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
GPUhub
Singapore
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Lium
Distributed
|
$0.58 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Oblivus
USA
|
$0.64 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | -- |
Sesterce
France
|
$0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
21 providers list the RTX 4090 and 1 the RTX 5880 Ada. Every listing is on the RTX 4090 page and the RTX 5880 Ada page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia RTX 5090
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Nvidia L40S
48 GB GDDR6 · 14% less bandwidth than the RTX 4090
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Nvidia RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X · NVLink 112 GB/s
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Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
48 GB GDDR6 · released Q4 2022
From $0.54 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia RTX 4090 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5880 Ada on Sept. 14, 2026.