GPU cloud / RTX 4090 vs RTX 5090

RTX 4090 vs RTX 5090 for inference

VRAM: RTX 4090 24 GB; RTX 5090 32 GB. 70B 4-bit estimated memory with 20% headroom: 42.0 GB. Throughput depends on model and workload; enter a measured rate in the cost calculator.

GPUProviderVRAMGPU countUSD/hour$/GB/hrBillingTypeVerifiedSource
RTX 4090salad24 GB1$0.16lowest priority$0.007per-secondinterruptible2026-09-26Official price ↗
RTX 5090salad32 GB1$0.25lowest priority$0.008per-secondinterruptible2026-09-26Official price ↗
RTX 4090tensordock24 GB1from $0.35$0.015hourlyon-demand2026-09-26Official price ↗
RTX 4090runpod24 GB1$0.74$0.031per-secondon-demand2026-09-26Official price ↗
RTX 5090runpod32 GB1$0.99$0.031per-secondon-demand2026-09-26Official price ↗

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