Nvidia L40S vs Nvidia RTX PRO 4000

Nvidia RTX PRO 4000 wins twice: it rents for 2.6x less per hour and still buys 1.1x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia L40S
Memory bandwidth1.3x on the Nvidia L40S
FP16 / BF16 dense2.5x on the Nvidia L40S
FP8 dense2.5x on the Nvidia L40S
Board power2.4x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 4000

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 PRO 4000
Cheapest listed $0.35 $0.13
Median across providers $0.83 $0.20
Most expensive listed $1.70 $0.50
Providers 10 3
Reporting stock 6 2
One month, 730 hours $255 $98

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L40S or the Nvidia RTX PRO 4000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L40S starts at $0.35 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX PRO 4000 at $0.13. Nvidia RTX PRO 4000 wins twice: it rents for 2.6x less per hour and still buys 1.1x 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 PRO 4000: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.13 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L40S: $255 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX PRO 4000: $98 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.