Nvidia H200 vs Nvidia L40S

Nvidia L40S rents for 1.4x less per hour, but Nvidia H200 buys 1.9x 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 GPU2.9x on the Nvidia H200
Memory bandwidth5.6x on the Nvidia H200
FP16 / BF16 dense2.7x on the Nvidia H200
FP8 dense2.7x on the Nvidia H200
Board power2.0x on the Nvidia L40S

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 H200 Nvidia L40S
Cheapest listed $0.50 $0.35
Median across providers $2.67 $0.83
Most expensive listed $4.52 $1.70
Providers 10 10
Reporting stock 3 6
One month, 730 hours $365 $255

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia H200 or the Nvidia L40S cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia H200 starts at $0.50 per GPU hour and the Nvidia L40S at $0.35. Nvidia L40S rents for 1.4x less per hour, but Nvidia H200 buys 1.9x 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 H200: 3 of 10 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.50 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 H200: $365 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia L40S: $255 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.