The L40 is newer, with 4x the memory and 3x the bandwidth. The RTX A2000 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
4x more on L40
- RTX A2000
- 12 GB
- L40
- 48 GB
Memory bandwidth
3x higher on L40
- RTX A2000
- 288 GB/s
- L40
- 864 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
83% cheaper on RTX A2000
- RTX A2000
- $0.08 /GPU/hr
- L40
- $0.46 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX A2000 | L40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.08 | $1.06 /GPU/hr from $0.46 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.70 | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.04 | $0.79 /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 on-demand and spot on the RTX A2000 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
RTX A2000 vs L40 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX A2000 | L40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 12 GB GDDR6 | 48 GB GDDR6 | 4x more on L40 |
| Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 864 GB/s | 3x higher on L40 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 384-bit | 2x wider on L40 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 362 TFLOPS | L40 only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 31.9 TFLOPS | 181.1 TFLOPS | 5.7x higher on L40 |
| INT8 | 362 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 8 TFLOPS | 90.5 TFLOPS | 11x higher on L40 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 70 W | 300 W | 4.3x higher on L40 |
| Released | Q3 2021 | Q4 2022 | 14 months newer on L40 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX A2000 datasheet and L40 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | RTX A2000 | L40 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.08 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.46 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
$0.12 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Thunder Compute
USA
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Hyperstack
UK
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand |
EmpirioLabs AI
USA
|
-- | $1.50 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runcrate
USA
|
-- | $1.79 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Spheron
Singapore
|
-- | $0.88 /GPU/hr Spot PCIe |
2 providers list the RTX A2000 and 13 the L40. Every listing is on the RTX A2000 page and the L40 page.
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Our data for Nvidia RTX A2000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia L40 on Sept. 14, 2026.