The L40S is newer, with 6x the memory and 2.7x the bandwidth. The GTX 1080 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
6x more on L40S
- GTX 1080
- 8 GB
- L40S
- 48 GB
Memory bandwidth
2.7x higher on L40S
- GTX 1080
- 320 GB/s
- L40S
- 864 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
93% cheaper on GTX 1080
- GTX 1080
- $0.04 /GPU/hr
- L40S
- $0.55 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | GTX 1080 | L40S | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.04 | $1.40 /GPU/hr from $0.55 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | $1.17 /GPU/hr from $0.60 (12 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 | $0.98 /GPU/hr from $0.74 |
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 1080: 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 1080 vs L40S price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | GTX 1080 | L40S | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 8 GB GDDR5X | 48 GB GDDR6 | 6x more on L40S |
| Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 864 GB/s | 2.7x higher on L40S |
| Bus width | 256-bit | 384-bit | 50% 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 | 8.9 TFLOPS | 91.6 TFLOPS | 10x higher on L40S |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 180 W | 350 W | 94% higher on L40S |
| Released | Q2 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 1080 datasheet and L40S datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | GTX 1080 | L40S |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.65 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Salad
Distributed
|
$0.0400 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Novita
USA
|
-- | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Packet·ai
USA
|
-- | $0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $0.97 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Massed Compute
USA
|
-- | $0.97 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runcrate
USA
|
-- | $1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
2 providers list the GTX 1080 and 39 the L40S. Every listing is on the GTX 1080 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 2070
8 GB GDDR6 · 40% more bandwidth than the GTX 1080
From $0.06 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia H100
80 GB HBM3 · 3.9x the bandwidth of the L40S
From $1.60 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia A100
80 GB HBM2e · 2.2x the bandwidth of the L40S
From $0.40 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia GTX 1080 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia L40S on Sept. 14, 2026.