A data center GPU against a workstation card on the Ada Lovelace architecture: 48 GB GDDR6 against 16 GB GDDR6 and 3.9x the memory bandwidth on the L40.
At a glance
Memory
- L40
- 48 GB
- RTX 2000 Ada
- 16 GB
3x more on L40
Memory bandwidth
- L40
- 864 GB/s
- RTX 2000 Ada
- 224 GB/s
3.9x higher on L40
Cheapest on-demand
- L40
- $0.69 /GPU/hr
- RTX 2000 Ada
- $0.13 /GPU/hr
5.3x more expensive on L40
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | L40 | RTX 2000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.05 /GPU/hr from $0.69 | $0.24 /GPU/hr from $0.13 | 4.4x more expensive on L40 |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.70 | On request | |
| Spot | $0.79 /GPU/hr from $0.77 | 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 reserved on the L40: 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
L40 vs RTX 2000 Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | L40 | RTX 2000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 3x more on L40 |
| Bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 224 GB/s | 3.9x higher on L40 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 128-bit | 3x wider on L40 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 362 TFLOPS | 96.0 TFLOPS | 3.8x higher on L40 |
| FP16 / BF16 | 181.1 TFLOPS | 48.0 TFLOPS | 3.8x higher on L40 |
| INT8 | 362 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 90.5 TFLOPS | 12 TFLOPS | 7.5x higher on L40 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 300 W | 70 W | 4.3x higher on L40 |
| Released | Q4 2022 | Q2 2024 | 2 years newer on RTX 2000 Ada |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: L40 datasheet and RTX 2000 Ada datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | L40 /GPU/hr | RTX 2000 Ada /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Runpod
|
On-Demand $0.69 | On-Demand $0.24 |
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.78 | On-Demand $0.24 |
Massed Compute
|
On-Demand $0.86 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $0.97 | -- |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $0.97 | -- |
Oblivus
|
On-Demand $1.05 | -- |
Spheron
|
On-Demand $1.06 | -- |
EmpirioLabs AI
|
On-Demand $1.50 | -- |
Theta EdgeCloud
|
-- | On-Demand $0.13 |
12 providers list the L40 and 3 the RTX 2000 Ada. Every listing is on the L40 page and the RTX 2000 Ada page.
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Our data for Nvidia L40 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 2000 Ada on Sept. 14, 2026.