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RTX 3080 vs RTX 3080 Ti
Specs from the chip makers' datasheets; prices from the live Compute Cafe panel, refreshed hourly. Every rate is an on-demand published price with a source receipt.
CHEAPEST RTX 3080
$0.030/hr
QuickPod · median $0.14 · 8 providers
CHEAPEST RTX 3080 TI
$0.070/hr
SpotGPUs · median $0.55 · 8 providers
CHEAPER RIGHT NOW
RTX 3080
live panel, 2026-09-27
| RTX 3080 | RTX 3080 TI | |
|---|---|---|
| MAKER | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| ARCHITECTURE | Ampere | Ampere |
| LAUNCHED | 2020 | 2021 |
| MEMORY | 10 or 12 GB GDDR6X | 12 GB GDDR6X |
| MEMORY BANDWIDTH | 760 GB/s (912 GB/s for the 12 GB) | 912 GB/s |
| TENSOR COMPUTE | 29.8 TFLOPS FP32; 3rd-gen tensor cores | 34.1 TFLOPS FP32; 3rd-gen tensor cores |
| POWER DRAW | 320 W (350 W for the 12 GB) | 350 W |
| INTERCONNECT | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
HOW TO CHOOSE
RTX 3080 vs RTX 3080 Ti
The Ti adds 2 GB, 20% more bandwidth, and ~15% more compute for a small premium - worth it when the spread is narrow.
Workload fit
RTX 3080: 7b-class inference, media generation, fine-tuning. RTX 3080 Ti: 7b-class inference, media generation, fine-tuning.
RTX 3080 VS RTX 3080 TI - FAQ
Which is cheaper to rent, RTX 3080 or RTX 3080 Ti?
By today's published on-demand rates: RTX 3080 starts at $0.030/GPU/hr (median $0.14, 8 providers) and RTX 3080 Ti starts at $0.070/GPU/hr (median $0.55, 8 providers). The cheapest live listing is the RTX 3080 at QuickPod. Figures recompute from the panel on every refresh.
RTX 3080 or RTX 3080 Ti - which should I rent?
RTX 3080: The card that defined pandemic-era GPU scarcity remains a catalog staple: fast GDDR6X bandwidth, Ampere tensor cores, and a 10-12 GB ceiling. RTX 3080 Ti: The 3080 Ti is Ampere's near-flagship: 12 GB of GDDR6X at 912 GB/s - bandwidth that still beats most mid-range cards sold today. The side-by-side spec table and live price rows above give the full picture.
Where can I rent RTX 3080 and RTX 3080 Ti?
8 providers publish RTX 3080 rates and 8 publish RTX 3080 Ti rates on Compute Cafe. Every row links to the provider's own published price - committed-use and reserved rates are excluded.
Full pricing: RTX 3080 · RTX 3080 Ti · all comparisons