NVIDIA L4 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 — GPU Comparison (Jul 2026)
NVIDIA L4 (24GB GDDR6, 121 TFLOPS FP16, Ada Lovelace) vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB GDDR6X, 29.8 TFLOPS FP16, Ampere). Cloud pricing: NVIDIA L4 from $0.39/hr. Compare specs, VRAM, performance, and pricing across 1 cloud providers to find the best GPU for your AI workload.
Bottom Line: NVIDIA L4 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
NVIDIA L4 comes out ahead overall, leading in 5 of 6 compared categories.
Where NVIDIA L4 leads
- FP16 (121 TFLOPS vs 29.8 TFLOPS)
- VRAM (24 GB vs 10 GB)
- FP32 (30.3 TFLOPS vs 14.9 TFLOPS)
- Release Year (2023 vs 2020)
- TDP (72W vs 320W)
Where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 leads
- Memory Bandwidth (760 GB/s vs 300 GB/s)
Choose NVIDIA L4 for Inference, video transcoding, lightweight AI workloads. Choose NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 for Gaming, inference.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NVIDIA L4 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 better?
NVIDIA L4 leads in 5 of 6 compared categories. The right choice still depends on the factors that matter most to you.
Which has a better FP16, NVIDIA L4 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080?
NVIDIA L4 (121 TFLOPS vs 29.8 TFLOPS).
Which has a better VRAM, NVIDIA L4 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080?
NVIDIA L4 (24 GB vs 10 GB).
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NVIDIA L4
24GB GDDR6 · Ada Lovelace
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
10GB GDDR6X · Ampere
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| Specifications | |||
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere | |
| VRAM | 24 GB GDDR6 | 10 GB GDDR6X | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 300 GB/s | 760 GB/s | |
| FP16 (Tensor) | 121.0 TFLOPS | 29.8 TFLOPS | |
| FP32 | 30.3 TFLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS | |
| TDP | 72W | 320W | |
| Release Year | 2023 | 2020 | |
| Segment | Data center | Consumer | |
| Best For | Inference video transcoding lightweight AI workloads | Gaming inference | |
| Cloud Pricing | |||
| Cheapest On-Demand | $0.39/hr | — | |
| Cheapest Spot | — | — | |
| Providers | 1 | 0 | |
| Provider Pricing (On-Demand) | |||
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$0.39/hr | N/A | |
NVIDIA L4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080