Intel Gaudi2
vs
Nvidia L40
Two data center GPUs, one Gaudi (2nd Gen) and one Ada Lovelace: 96 GB HBM2e against 48 GB GDDR6, 2.8x the memory bandwidth on the Gaudi2, and RoCE 600 GB/s on the Gaudi2 where the L40 is PCIe only.
At a glance
Memory
- Gaudi2
- 96 GB
- L40
- 48 GB
2x more on Gaudi2
Memory bandwidth
- Gaudi2
- 2,450 GB/s
- L40
- 864 GB/s
2.8x higher on Gaudi2
Cheapest on-demand
- Gaudi2
- $1.03 /GPU/hr
- L40
- $0.78 /GPU/hr
24% cheaper on L40
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | Gaudi2 | L40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.21 /GPU/hr from $1.03 | $1.03 /GPU/hr from $0.78 | 15% cheaper on L40 |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.58 (12 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.70 | |
| Spot | No spot listings | $0.79 /GPU/hr from $0.78 |
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 Gaudi2 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
Gaudi2 vs L40 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | Gaudi2 | L40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 96 GB HBM2e | 48 GB GDDR6 | 2x more on Gaudi2 |
| Bandwidth | 2,450 GB/s | 864 GB/s | 2.8x higher on Gaudi2 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | ||
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 865 TFLOPS | 362 TFLOPS | 2.4x higher on Gaudi2 |
| FP16 / BF16 | 432 TFLOPS | 181.1 TFLOPS | 2.4x higher on Gaudi2 |
| INT8 | 362 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 90.5 TFLOPS | ||
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | RoCE 600 GB/s | PCIe only | RoCE on Gaudi2 only |
| Board power | 600 W | 300 W | 2x higher on Gaudi2 |
| Released | Q2 2022 | Q4 2022 | |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: Gaudi2 datasheet and L40 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | Gaudi2 /GPU/hr | L40 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $1.21 | On-Demand $0.97 |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $1.21 | On-Demand $0.97 |
Cyfuture AI
|
On-Demand $1.03 | -- |
GPU.ai
|
-- | On-Demand $0.78 |
Thunder Compute
|
-- | On-Demand $0.79 |
Massed Compute
|
-- | On-Demand $0.86 |
Oblivus
|
-- | On-Demand $1.05 |
Spheron
|
-- | On-Demand $1.06 |
EmpirioLabs AI
|
-- | On-Demand $1.50 |
3 providers list the Gaudi2 and 12 the L40. Every listing is on the Gaudi2 page and the L40 page.
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Our data for Intel Gaudi2 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia L40 on Sept. 7, 2026.