GPU Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA RTX 3090.
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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Ada Lovelace
NVIDIA RTX 4090
$0.36/hr
$0.16-$0.37/hr range · 9 regions
VRAM24GB GDDR6X
FP16165 TFLOPS
Bandwidth1.0 TB/s
Ampere
NVIDIA RTX 3090
$0.22/hrCheaper
$0.12-$0.28/hr range · 4 regions
VRAM24GB GDDR6X
FP1671 TFLOPS
Bandwidth936 GB/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 4090
24 GB
NVIDIA RTX 3090
24 GB
Memory Bandwidth
NVIDIA RTX 4090
1.0 TB/s
NVIDIA RTX 3090
936 GB/s
FP16 Performance
NVIDIA RTX 4090
165 TFLOPS
NVIDIA RTX 3090
71 TFLOPS
Hourly Price
NVIDIA RTX 4090
$0.36/hr
NVIDIA RTX 3090
$0.22/hr
Full specs
Complete spec sheet.
SpecNVIDIA RTX 4090NVIDIA RTX 3090
ArchitectureAda LovelaceAmpere
VRAM24 GB●24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6X
Memory Bandwidth1.0 TB/s●936 GB/s
FP32 Performance82.6 TFLOPS●35.6 TFLOPS
FP16 Performance165 TFLOPS●71 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance661 TOPS●284 TOPS
TDP450 W350 W
Form FactorConsumerConsumer
NVLinkNoYes
Max GPU/Node22
Hourly Price$0.36/hr$0.22/hr●
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