RTX 5090 vs RTX 3090

Comparing the RTX 5090 and RTX 3090 for cloud rental? The RTX 5090 is available from 0 providers starting at , while the RTX 3090 starts at across 0 providers. Below is a live breakdown of pricing, VRAM, compute throughput, and where to rent each GPU.

RTX 5090

VRAM
32 GB
TFLOPS
419
Cheapest
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RTX 3090

VRAM
24 GB
TFLOPS
71
Cheapest
See all RTX 3090 offers

RTX 5090 vs RTX 3090 at a glance

Spec profile

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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 5090 vs RTX 3090 specs & pricing

SpecificationRTX 5090RTX 3090
Cheapest price
VRAM
32 GB
24 GB
FP16 TFLOPS
419
71
Memory bandwidth
1792 GB/s
936 GB/s
Release year
2025
2020
Cloud providers

Which should you choose?

  • RTX 5090 has more VRAM (32 GB), so it fits larger models and bigger batch sizes without sharding.
  • RTX 5090 offers higher FP16 throughput, training and serving faster on compute-bound workloads.

Provider availability

Only RTX 5090
None
Both GPUs
None
Only RTX 3090
None

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM do the RTX 5090 and RTX 3090 have?

The RTX 5090 has 32 GB of VRAM and the RTX 3090 has 24 GB. More VRAM lets you serve larger models and longer context windows on a single GPU.

Which is faster, the RTX 5090 or RTX 3090?

On paper the RTX 5090 is faster, with 419 FP16 TFLOPS versus 71. 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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