▲ GPU comparison

Nvidia L40S vs Nvidia RTX 4090

Nvidia RTX 4090 rents for 1.5x less per hour, but Nvidia L40S buys 1.5x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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Price

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia L40S Nvidia RTX 4090
Cheapest listed $0.38 $0.25
Cheapest in stock $0.38 · Lium $0.25 · Clore.ai
Median across providers $0.79 $0.36
Most expensive listed $1.94 $0.49
Providers 11 11
Reporting stock 3 of 11 5 of 11
One month, 730 hours $277 $184

Listed rates from the last hourly check. Stock is what the provider reported at that moment.

Datasheet

Specs, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia L40S
Memory bandwidth1.2x on the Nvidia RTX 4090
FP16 / BF16 dense2.2x on the Nvidia L40S
FP8 dense2.2x on the Nvidia L40S
Board power1.3x less on the Nvidia L40S

Vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L40S or the Nvidia RTX 4090 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L40S starts at $0.38 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4090 at $0.25. Nvidia RTX 4090 rents for 1.5x less per hour, but Nvidia L40S buys 1.5x 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: 3 of 11 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.38 at Lium. Nvidia RTX 4090: 5 of 11 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.25 at Clore.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L40S: $277 for 730 hours at its cheapest rate in stock. Nvidia RTX 4090: $184 for 730 hours at its cheapest rate in stock.