A data center GPU against a workstation card on the Ada Lovelace architecture: 24 GB GDDR6 against 48 GB GDDR6 and 3.2x the memory bandwidth on the RTX 6000 Ada.
At a glance
Memory
- L4
- 24 GB
- RTX 6000 Ada
- 48 GB
2x more on RTX 6000 Ada
Memory bandwidth
- L4
- 300 GB/s
- RTX 6000 Ada
- 960 GB/s
3.2x higher on RTX 6000 Ada
Cheapest on-demand
- L4
- $0.44 /GPU/hr
- RTX 6000 Ada
- $0.55 /GPU/hr
20% cheaper on L4
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | L4 | RTX 6000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.90 /GPU/hr from $0.44 | $0.96 /GPU/hr from $0.55 | 6% cheaper on L4 |
| Reserved | $0.53 /GPU/hr from $0.32 (36 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $1.04 (12 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.34 | Sold out |
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 spot on the L4 and reserved on the RTX 6000 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 6000 Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | L4 | RTX 6000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6 | 48 GB GDDR6 | 2x more on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Bandwidth | 300 GB/s | 960 GB/s | 3.2x higher on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 384-bit | 2x wider on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 242 TFLOPS | 728.5 TFLOPS | 3x higher on RTX 6000 Ada |
| FP16 / BF16 | 121 TFLOPS | 364.2 TFLOPS | 3x higher on RTX 6000 Ada |
| INT8 | 242 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 30.3 TFLOPS | 91.1 TFLOPS | 3x higher on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 72 W | 300 W | 4.2x higher on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Released | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: L4 datasheet and RTX 6000 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 6000 Ada /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.44 | On-Demand $0.65 |
Runpod
|
On-Demand $0.49 | On-Demand $0.84 |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $1.04 | On-Demand $1.07 |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $1.05 | On-Demand $1.07 |
UpCloud
|
On-Demand $0.69 | -- |
Scaleway
|
On-Demand $0.91 | -- |
Hexabyte
|
On-Demand $0.42 | -- |
Koyeb
|
On-Demand $0.70 | -- |
Lium
|
-- | On-Demand $0.55 |
Massed Compute
|
-- | On-Demand $0.79 |
EmpirioLabs AI
|
-- | On-Demand $1.40 |
TensorDock
|
-- | On-Demand $0.86 |
18 providers list the L4 and 13 the RTX 6000 Ada. Every listing is on the L4 page and the RTX 6000 Ada page.
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Our data for Nvidia L4 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada on Sept. 7, 2026.