Nvidia B300 vs Nvidia L40

Nvidia L40 wins twice: it rents for 17.5x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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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 GPU6.0x on the Nvidia B300
Memory bandwidth9.3x on the Nvidia B300
FP16 / BF16 dense12.4x on the Nvidia B300
FP8 dense12.4x on the Nvidia B300
Board power3.7x 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 B300 Nvidia L40
Cheapest listed $5.88 $0.34
Median across providers $7.71 $0.62
Most expensive listed $9.69 $1.00
Providers 5 4
Reporting stock 3 4
One month, 730 hours $4,292 $245

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia B300 or the Nvidia L40 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia B300 starts at $5.88 per GPU hour and the Nvidia L40 at $0.34. Nvidia L40 wins twice: it rents for 17.5x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia B300: 3 of 5 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $5.88 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 B300: $4,292 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia L40: $245 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.