The GB300 is newer, with 6x the memory and 9.3x the bandwidth. The L40 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
6x more on GB300
- GB300
- 288 GB
- L40
- 48 GB
Memory bandwidth
9.3x higher on GB300
- GB300
- 8,000 GB/s
- L40
- 864 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
97% cheaper on L40
- GB300
- $18.00 /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 | GB300 | L40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $18.00 | $1.00 /GPU/hr from $0.46 | |
| Reserved | On request | -- /GPU/hr from $0.70 | |
| Spot | Sold out | $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 on-demand on the GB300 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
GB300 vs L40 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | GB300 | L40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 288 GB HBM3e | 48 GB GDDR6 | 6x more on GB300 |
| Bandwidth | 8,000 GB/s | 864 GB/s | 9.3x higher on GB300 |
| Bus width | 8,192-bit | 384-bit | 21x wider on GB300 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP4 | 15,000 TFLOPS | Not supported | GB300 only |
| FP8 | 5,000 TFLOPS | 362 TFLOPS | 14x higher on GB300 |
| FP16 / BF16 | 2,500 TFLOPS | 181.1 TFLOPS | 14x higher on GB300 |
| INT8 | 165 TOPS | 362 TOPS | 2.2x higher on L40 |
| FP32 | 80 TFLOPS | 90.5 TFLOPS | 13% higher on L40 |
| FP64 | 1.3 TFLOPS | Not supported | GB300 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 1,800 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on GB300 only |
| Board power | 1,400 W | 300 W | 4.7x higher on GB300 |
| Released | Q1 2025 | Q4 2022 | 2 years newer on GB300 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP4FP6FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32FP64INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: GB300 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 | GB300 | L40 |
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$18.00 /GPU/hr On-demand NVL | -- |
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On request Reserved | -- |
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On request Custom NVL | -- |
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On request Custom NVL | -- |
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On request Custom NVL | -- |
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On request Custom NVL | -- |
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$9.25 /GPU/hr On-demand SXM | -- |
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-- | $0.46 /GPU/hr On-demand |
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-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand |
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-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand |
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-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand |
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-- | $0.86 /GPU/hr On-demand |
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-- | $0.97 /GPU/hr On-demand |
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-- | $0.97 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
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-- | $1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
7 providers list the GB300 and 13 the L40. Every listing is on the GB300 page and the L40 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia B300
288 GB HBM3e · released Q1 2025
From $6.50 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia B200
180 GB HBM3e · released Q1 2024
From $3.75 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia GB200
186 GB HBM3e · released Q1 2024
From $10.50 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia A100
80 GB HBM2e · 2.2x the bandwidth of the L40
From $0.40 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia L40S
48 GB GDDR6 · released Q3 2023
From $0.76 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia GB300 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia L40 on Sept. 14, 2026.