The L40S is newer, with 12x the memory and 7.7x the bandwidth. The GTX 1050 Ti is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
12x more on L40S
- GTX 1050 Ti
- 4 GB
- L40S
- 48 GB
Memory bandwidth
7.7x higher on L40S
- GTX 1050 Ti
- 112 GB/s
- L40S
- 864 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
95% cheaper on GTX 1050 Ti
- GTX 1050 Ti
- $0.02 /GPU/hr
- L40S
- $0.38 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | GTX 1050 Ti | L40S | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 | $1.60 /GPU/hr from $0.38 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | $1.10 /GPU/hr from $0.49 (6 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.01 | $0.98 /GPU/hr from $0.33 |
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 GTX 1050 Ti: 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
GTX 1050 Ti vs L40S price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | GTX 1050 Ti | L40S | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 4 GB GDDR5 | 48 GB GDDR6 | 12x more on L40S |
| Bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 864 GB/s | 7.7x higher on L40S |
| Bus width | 128-bit | 384-bit | 3x wider on L40S |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 733 TFLOPS | L40S only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 362.1 TFLOPS | ||
| INT8 | Not supported | 733 TOPS | L40S only |
| FP32 | 2.1 TFLOPS | 91.6 TFLOPS | 43x higher on L40S |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 75 W | 350 W | 4.7x higher on L40S |
| Released | Q4 2016 | Q3 2023 | 7 years newer on L40S |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: GTX 1050 Ti datasheet and L40S 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 | GTX 1050 Ti | L40S |
|---|---|---|
Salad
Distributed
|
$0.0200 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Lium
Distributed
|
-- | $0.38 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Vast.ai
USA
|
-- | $0.53 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Novita
USA
|
-- | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.67 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand |
EmpirioLabs AI
USA
|
-- | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Packet·ai
USA
|
-- | $0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $0.97 /GPU/hr On-demand |
1 provider list the GTX 1050 Ti and 40 the L40S. Every listing is on the GTX 1050 Ti page and the L40S page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia RTX 3060
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Nvidia RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 · 2x the bandwidth of the GTX 1050 Ti
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Nvidia GTX 1060
6 GB GDDR5 · 71% more bandwidth than the GTX 1050 Ti
From $0.03 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia H100
80 GB HBM3 · 3.9x the bandwidth of the L40S
From $1.30 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia A100
80 GB HBM2e · 2.2x the bandwidth of the L40S
From $0.34 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia L40S on Sept. 14, 2026.