GPU Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 3090 vs NVIDIA RTX 4090.
Side-by-side comparison of specs, performance, and cloud rental pricing. NVIDIA RTX 3090 is the cheaper option at $0.22/hr.
TL;DR
Choose NVIDIA RTX 4090 if you need raw FP16 throughput (132% faster than NVIDIA RTX 3090).
Choose NVIDIA RTX 3090 if cost is the priority (39% cheaper).
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Ampere
NVIDIA RTX 3090
$0.22/hrCheaper
$0.12-$0.28/hr range · 4 regions
VRAM24GB GDDR6X
FP1671 TFLOPS
Bandwidth936 GB/s
Ada Lovelace
NVIDIA RTX 4090
$0.36/hr
$0.16-$0.37/hr range · 9 regions
VRAM24GB GDDR6X
FP16165 TFLOPS
Bandwidth1.0 TB/s
At a glance
Spec by spec.
Visual comparison across the four specs that matter most for AI workloads. Green bar marks the winner.
VRAM
NVIDIA RTX 3090
24 GB
NVIDIA RTX 4090
24 GB
Memory Bandwidth
NVIDIA RTX 3090
936 GB/s
NVIDIA RTX 4090
1.0 TB/s
FP16 Performance
NVIDIA RTX 3090
71 TFLOPS
NVIDIA RTX 4090
165 TFLOPS
Hourly Price
NVIDIA RTX 3090
$0.22/hr
NVIDIA RTX 4090
$0.36/hr
Full specs
Complete spec sheet.
SpecNVIDIA RTX 3090NVIDIA RTX 4090
ArchitectureAmpereAda Lovelace
VRAM24 GB●24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6X
Memory Bandwidth936 GB/s1.0 TB/s●
FP32 Performance35.6 TFLOPS82.6 TFLOPS●
FP16 Performance71 TFLOPS165 TFLOPS●
INT8 Performance284 TOPS661 TOPS●
TDP350 W450 W
Form FactorConsumerConsumer
NVLinkYesNo
Max GPU/Node22
Hourly Price$0.22/hr●$0.36/hr
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