Nvidia L40 vs Nvidia RTX 4070

Nvidia RTX 4070 wins twice: it rents for 4.9x less per hour and still buys 1.6x 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 GPU4.0x on the Nvidia L40
Memory bandwidth1.7x on the Nvidia L40
FP16 / BF16 dense3.1x on the Nvidia L40
FP8 dense3.1x on the Nvidia L40
Board power1.5x on the Nvidia RTX 4070

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 4070
Cheapest listed $0.34 $0.07
Median across providers $0.62 $0.07
Most expensive listed $1.00 $0.08
Providers 4 2
Reporting stock 4 1
One month, 730 hours $245 $50

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L40 or the Nvidia RTX 4070 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L40 starts at $0.34 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4070 at $0.07. Nvidia RTX 4070 wins twice: it rents for 4.9x less per hour and still buys 1.6x 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 4070: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L40: $245 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4070: $50 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.