Nvidia B200 vs Nvidia L40

Nvidia L40 rents for 11.1x less per hour, but Nvidia B200 buys 1.1x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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Nvidia L40

$0.34/GPU/hr

cheapest of 4 providers · Vast.ai

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Released Q4 2022
  • Median $0.62/GPU/hr
  • $245 per 730-hour month
  • 4 in stock In stock
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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.8x on the Nvidia B200
Memory bandwidth8.9x on the Nvidia B200
FP16 / BF16 dense12.4x on the Nvidia B200
FP8 dense12.4x on the Nvidia B200
Board power3.3x on the Nvidia L40

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 B200 Nvidia L40
Cheapest listed $3.74 $0.34
Median across providers $5.31 $0.62
Most expensive listed $6.69 $1.00
Providers 7 4
Reporting stock 3 4
One month, 730 hours $2,730 $245

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia B200 or the Nvidia L40 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia B200 starts at $3.74 per GPU hour and the Nvidia L40 at $0.34. Nvidia L40 rents for 11.1x less per hour, but Nvidia B200 buys 1.1x 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 B200: 3 of 7 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $4.25 at Lium. Nvidia L40: 4 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.34 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia B200: $2,730 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia L40: $245 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.