Nvidia A4000 vs Nvidia L40S

Nvidia A4000 rents for 2.9x less per hour, but Nvidia L40S buys 1.6x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.0x on the Nvidia L40S
Memory bandwidth1.9x on the Nvidia L40S
FP16 / BF16 dense4.7x on the Nvidia L40S
Board power2.5x on the Nvidia A4000

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia A4000 Nvidia L40S
Cheapest listed $0.12 $0.35
Median across providers $0.16 $0.83
Most expensive listed $0.80 $1.70
Providers 4 10
Reporting stock 2 6
One month, 730 hours $88 $255

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A4000 or the Nvidia L40S cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A4000 starts at $0.12 per GPU hour and the Nvidia L40S at $0.35. Nvidia A4000 rents for 2.9x less per hour, but Nvidia L40S buys 1.6x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A4000: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.17 at Runpod. Nvidia L40S: 6 of 10 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.35 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A4000: $88 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia L40S: $255 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.