RTX 5090 vs RTX 5080
Comparing the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 for cloud rental? The RTX 5090 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 5090 vs RTX 5080 at a glance
Spec profile
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Value for money
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Specs are manufacturer peak FP16 Tensor figures; real-world throughput varies by workload, precision, and software stack.
RTX 5090 vs RTX 5080 specs & pricing
| Specification | RTX 5090 | RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest price | — | — |
| VRAM | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 419 | 225 |
| Memory bandwidth | 1792 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| Release year | 2025 | 2025 |
| 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
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM do the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 have?
The RTX 5090 has 32 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 5090 or RTX 5080?
On paper the RTX 5090 is faster, with 419 FP16 TFLOPS versus 225. Real-world speed also depends on memory bandwidth and software stack.
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