Nvidia L40S vs Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada

Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada rents for 1.3x less per hour, but Nvidia L40S buys 1.1x 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 GPU1.5x on the Nvidia L40S
Memory bandwidth1.5x on the Nvidia L40S
FP16 / BF16 dense1.4x on the Nvidia L40S
FP8 dense1.4x on the Nvidia L40S
Board power1.4x on the Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada

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 5000 Ada
Cheapest listed $0.35 $0.27
Median across providers $0.83 $0.34
Most expensive listed $1.70 $0.49
Providers 10 3
Reporting stock 6 2
One month, 730 hours $255 $197

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L40S or the Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L40S starts at $0.35 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada at $0.27. Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada rents for 1.3x less per hour, but Nvidia L40S buys 1.1x 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 5000 Ada: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.34 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L40S: $255 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada: $197 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.