The H20 has 2x the memory and 4.6x the bandwidth.
At a glance
Memory
2x more on H20
- H20
- 96 GB
- L40S
- 48 GB
Memory bandwidth
4.6x higher on H20
- H20
- 4,000 GB/s
- L40S
- 864 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
- H20
- --
- L40S
- $0.55 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | H20 | L40S | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | No on-demand listings | $1.64 /GPU/hr from $0.55 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | $1.09 /GPU/hr from $0.61 (12 mo) | |
| Spot | No spot listings | $0.99 /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. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
H20 vs L40S price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | H20 | L40S | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 96 GB HBM3 | 48 GB GDDR6 | 2x more on H20 |
| Bandwidth | 4,000 GB/s | 864 GB/s | 4.6x higher on H20 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | ||
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 400 W | 350 W | 14% higher on H20 |
| Released | Q1 2024 | Q3 2023 | |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32FP64INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Source: 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 | H20 | L40S |
|---|---|---|
Novita
USA
|
-- | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.80 /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 |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runcrate
USA
|
-- | $1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
UpCloud
Finland
|
-- | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand |
0 providers list the H20 and 37 the L40S. Every listing is on the H20 page and the L40S page.
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Our data for Nvidia H20 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia L40S on Sept. 14, 2026.