Nvidia L40S vs Nvidia RTX 4070

Nvidia RTX 4070 rents for 5.1x less per hour, but Nvidia L40S buys 1.2x 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 GPU4.0x on the Nvidia L40S
Memory bandwidth1.7x on the Nvidia L40S
FP16 / BF16 dense6.2x on the Nvidia L40S
FP8 dense6.3x on the Nvidia L40S
Board power1.8x 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 L40S Nvidia RTX 4070
Cheapest listed $0.35 $0.07
Median across providers $0.83 $0.07
Most expensive listed $1.70 $0.08
Providers 10 2
Reporting stock 6 1
One month, 730 hours $255 $50

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L40S or the Nvidia RTX 4070 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L40S starts at $0.35 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4070 at $0.07. Nvidia RTX 4070 rents for 5.1x less per hour, but Nvidia L40S buys 1.2x 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 L40S: 6 of 10 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.35 at Lium. 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 L40S: $255 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4070: $50 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.