Nvidia L40 vs Nvidia RTX 2060

Nvidia RTX 2060 wins twice: it rents for 8.4x less per hour and still buys 1.2x 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 GPU8.0x on the Nvidia L40
Memory bandwidth2.6x on the Nvidia L40
FP16 / BF16 dense7.0x on the Nvidia L40
Board power1.9x on the Nvidia RTX 2060

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 L40 Nvidia RTX 2060
Cheapest listed $0.34 $0.04
Median across providers $0.62 $0.04
Most expensive listed $1.00 $0.05
Providers 4 2
Reporting stock 4 1
One month, 730 hours $245 $29

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L40 or the Nvidia RTX 2060 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L40 starts at $0.34 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 2060 at $0.04. Nvidia RTX 2060 wins twice: it rents for 8.4x less per hour and still buys 1.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia L40: 4 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.34 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 2060: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.05 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L40: $245 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 2060: $29 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.