Nvidia GTX 1660 vs Nvidia L4

Nvidia GTX 1660 rents for 1.6x less per hour, but Nvidia L4 buys 7.6x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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Nvidia L4

$0.11/GPU/hr

cheapest of 4 providers · Lium

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Released Q1 2023
  • Median $0.29/GPU/hr
  • $80 per 730-hour month
  • 3 in stock In stock
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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU4.0x on the Nvidia L4
Memory bandwidth1.6x on the Nvidia L4
FP16 / BF16 dense12.0x on the Nvidia L4
Board power1.7x on the Nvidia L4

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 GTX 1660 Nvidia L4
Cheapest listed $0.07 $0.11
Median across providers $0.07 $0.29
Most expensive listed $0.07 $0.95
Providers 2 4
Reporting stock 1 3
One month, 730 hours $51 $80

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia GTX 1660 or the Nvidia L4 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia GTX 1660 starts at $0.07 per GPU hour and the Nvidia L4 at $0.11. Nvidia GTX 1660 rents for 1.6x less per hour, but Nvidia L4 buys 7.6x 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 GTX 1660: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai. Nvidia L4: 3 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.13 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia GTX 1660: $51 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia L4: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.