AMD MI250
vs
Nvidia L40
The MI250 has 2.7x the memory and 3.7x the bandwidth. 1 provider lists it, against 13 for the L40.
At a glance
Memory
2.7x more on MI250
- MI250
- 128 GB
- L40
- 48 GB
Memory bandwidth
3.7x higher on MI250
- MI250
- 3,200 GB/s
- L40
- 864 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
MI250 is not sold on demand
- MI250
- --
- L40
- $0.46 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | MI250 | L40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | No on-demand listings | $1.05 /GPU/hr from $0.46 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $1.30 (12 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.70 | |
| Spot | No spot listings | $0.78 /GPU/hr from $0.40 |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Medians are across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one. No median for reserved on the MI250 and reserved on the L40: we only show one when at least 3 providers list the GPU on that billing type. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
MI250 vs L40 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | MI250 | L40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 128 GB HBM2e | 48 GB GDDR6 | 2.7x more on MI250 |
| Bandwidth | 3,200 GB/s | 864 GB/s | 3.7x higher on MI250 |
| Bus width | 8,192-bit | 384-bit | 21x wider on MI250 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 362 TFLOPS | L40 only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 362.1 TFLOPS | 181.1 TFLOPS | 2x higher on MI250 |
| INT8 | 362.1 TOPS | 362 TOPS | Within 5% |
| FP32 | 90.5 TFLOPS | 90.5 TFLOPS | Identical |
| FP64 | 45.3 TFLOPS | Not supported | MI250 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | Infinity Fabric 400 GB/s | PCIe only | Infinity Fabric on MI250 only |
| Board power | 500 W | 300 W | 67% higher on MI250 |
| Released | Q4 2021 | Q4 2022 | 11 months newer on L40 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16FP32FP64INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: MI250 datasheet and L40 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. No provider we track offers both right now.
| Provider | MI250 | L40 |
|---|---|---|
Cirrascale
USA
|
$1.30 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- |
Vast.ai
USA
|
-- | $0.46 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.78 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Thunder Compute
USA
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Massed Compute
USA
|
-- | $0.86 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $0.97 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Hyperstack
UK
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Oblivus
USA
|
-- | $1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
1 provider list the MI250 and 13 the L40. Every listing is on the MI250 page and the L40 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia A100
80 GB HBM2e · 40% less bandwidth than the MI250
From $0.34 /GPU/hr Compare
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AMD MI300X
192 GB HBM3 · 66% more bandwidth than the MI250
From $2.59 /GPU/hr Compare
-
Nvidia V100
32 GB HBM2 · 72% less bandwidth than the MI250
From $0.11 /GPU/hr Compare
-
Nvidia L40S
48 GB GDDR6 · released Q3 2023
From $0.38 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for AMD MI250 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia L40 on Sept. 14, 2026.