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Nvidia L40S vs Nvidia RTX PRO 6000

Nvidia L40S wins twice: it rents for 2.0x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Price

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia L40S Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Cheapest listed $0.60 $1.19
Cheapest in stock $0.60 · Vast.ai $1.19 · Lium
Median across providers $0.88 $1.75
Most expensive listed $1.70 $2.19
Providers 11 10
Reporting stock 6 of 11 5 of 10
One month, 730 hours $439 $869

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 RTX PRO 6000
Memory bandwidth1.8x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
FP16 / BF16 dense1.4x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
FP8 dense1.4x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Board power1.7x 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 PRO 6000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L40S starts at $0.60 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 at $1.19. Nvidia L40S wins twice: it rents for 2.0x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia L40S: 6 of 11 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.60 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX PRO 6000: 5 of 10 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $1.19 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L40S: $439 for 730 hours at its cheapest rate in stock. Nvidia RTX PRO 6000: $869 for 730 hours at its cheapest rate in stock.