A data center GPU against a workstation card on the Ada Lovelace architecture: 24 GB GDDR6 against 20 GB GDDR6 and 7% more memory bandwidth on the L4.
At a glance
Memory
- L4
- 24 GB
- RTX 4000 SFF Ada
- 20 GB
1.2x more on L4
Memory bandwidth
- L4
- 300 GB/s
- RTX 4000 SFF Ada
- 280 GB/s
1.1x higher on L4
Cheapest on-demand
- L4
- $0.31 /GPU/hr
- RTX 4000 SFF Ada
- $0.43 /GPU/hr
27% cheaper on L4
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | L4 | RTX 4000 SFF Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.90 /GPU/hr from $0.31 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.43 | |
| Reserved | $0.52 /GPU/hr from $0.32 (36 mo) | No reserved listings | |
| Spot | $0.53 /GPU/hr from $0.13 | No spot listings |
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 RTX 4000 SFF Ada: 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
L4 vs RTX 4000 SFF Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | L4 | RTX 4000 SFF Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6 | 20 GB GDDR6 | 1.2x more on L4 |
| Bandwidth | 300 GB/s | 280 GB/s | 1.1x higher on L4 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 160-bit | 1.2x wider on L4 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 242 TFLOPS | 153.4 TFLOPS | 1.6x higher on L4 |
| FP16 / BF16 | 121 TFLOPS | 76.7 TFLOPS | 1.6x higher on L4 |
| INT8 | 242 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 30.3 TFLOPS | 19.2 TFLOPS | 1.6x higher on L4 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 72 W | 70 W | Within 5% |
| Released | Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: L4 datasheet and RTX 4000 SFF Ada datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | L4 /GPU/hr | RTX 4000 SFF Ada /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Runpod
|
On-Demand $0.49 | On-Demand $0.18 |
Vast.ai
|
On-Demand $0.31 | -- |
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.32 | -- |
UpCloud
|
On-Demand $0.69 | -- |
Scaleway
|
On-Demand $0.91 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $1.04 | -- |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $1.05 | -- |
Hexabyte
|
On-Demand $0.42 | -- |
Koyeb
|
-- | On-Demand $0.50 |
Hetzner
|
-- | On-Demand $0.43 |
19 providers list the L4 and 3 the RTX 4000 SFF Ada. Every listing is on the L4 page and the RTX 4000 SFF Ada page.
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Our data for Nvidia L4 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 4000 SFF Ada on Sept. 14, 2026.