Nvidia L40S vs Nvidia RTX 3080

Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 12.6x less per hour and still buys 2.1x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU4.8x on the Nvidia L40S
Memory bandwidth1.1x on the Nvidia L40S
FP16 / BF16 dense6.1x on the Nvidia L40S
Board power1.1x on the Nvidia RTX 3080

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 L40S Nvidia RTX 3080
Cheapest listed $0.35 $0.03
Median across providers $0.83 $0.09
Most expensive listed $1.70 $0.17
Providers 10 3
Reporting stock 6 2
One month, 730 hours $255 $20

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L40S or the Nvidia RTX 3080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L40S starts at $0.35 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 at $0.03. Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 12.6x less per hour and still buys 2.1x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia L40S: 6 of 10 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.35 at Lium. Nvidia RTX 3080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.03 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L40S: $255 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080: $20 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.