GPU Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 5090 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 5090 if you need 32GB+ on a single GPU (8GB more than NVIDIA RTX 3090).
Choose NVIDIA RTX 5090 if you need raw FP16 throughput (252% faster than NVIDIA RTX 3090).
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Blackwell
NVIDIA RTX 5090
$0.55/hr
$0.45-$0.65/hr range · 3 regions
VRAM32GB GDDR7
FP16250 TFLOPS
Bandwidth1.8 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 5090
32 GB
NVIDIA RTX 3090
24 GB
Memory Bandwidth
NVIDIA RTX 5090
1.8 TB/s
NVIDIA RTX 3090
936 GB/s
FP16 Performance
NVIDIA RTX 5090
250 TFLOPS
NVIDIA RTX 3090
71 TFLOPS
Hourly Price
NVIDIA RTX 5090
$0.55/hr
NVIDIA RTX 3090
$0.22/hr
Full specs
Complete spec sheet.
SpecNVIDIA RTX 5090NVIDIA RTX 3090
ArchitectureBlackwellAmpere
VRAM32 GB●24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7GDDR6X
Memory Bandwidth1.8 TB/s●936 GB/s
FP32 Performance125 TFLOPS●35.6 TFLOPS
FP16 Performance250 TFLOPS●71 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance1000 TOPS●284 TOPS
TDP575 W350 W
Form FactorConsumerConsumer
NVLinkNoYes
Max GPU/Node22
Hourly Price$0.55/hr$0.22/hr●
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