RTX 4090 vs RTX 5080

Comparing the RTX 4090 and RTX 5080 for cloud rental? The RTX 4090 is available from 0 providers starting at , while the RTX 5080 starts at across 0 providers. Below is a live breakdown of pricing, VRAM, compute throughput, and where to rent each GPU.

RTX 4090

VRAM
24 GB
TFLOPS
165
Cheapest
See all RTX 4090 offers

RTX 5080

VRAM
16 GB
TFLOPS
225
Cheapest
See all RTX 5080 offers

RTX 4090 vs RTX 5080 at a glance

Spec profile

RTX 4090RTX 5080
RTX 4090 vs RTX 5080 spec comparison radar chartVRAMFP16BandwidthValueProviders

Each axis is scaled to the stronger GPU — the outer edge is better.

Value for money

Live pricing for both GPUs is needed to compute value-for-money metrics. See the provider tables below for current rates.

Specs are manufacturer peak FP16 Tensor figures; real-world throughput varies by workload, precision, and software stack.

RTX 4090 vs RTX 5080 specs & pricing

SpecificationRTX 4090RTX 5080
Cheapest price
VRAM
24 GB
16 GB
FP16 TFLOPS
165
225
Memory bandwidth
1008 GB/s
960 GB/s
Release year
2022
2025
Cloud providers

Which should you choose?

  • RTX 4090 has more VRAM (24 GB), so it fits larger models and bigger batch sizes without sharding.
  • RTX 5080 offers higher FP16 throughput, training and serving faster on compute-bound workloads.

Provider availability

Only RTX 4090
None
Both GPUs
None
Only RTX 5080
None

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM do the RTX 4090 and RTX 5080 have?

The RTX 4090 has 24 GB of VRAM and the RTX 5080 has 16 GB. More VRAM lets you serve larger models and longer context windows on a single GPU.

Which is faster, the RTX 4090 or RTX 5080?

On paper the RTX 5080 is faster, with 225 FP16 TFLOPS versus 165. Real-world speed also depends on memory bandwidth and software stack.

Live prices come from public provider catalogs and can change quickly. How we collect prices.

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