A data center GPU against a workstation card on the Ada Lovelace architecture: 48 GB GDDR6 against 20 GB GDDR6 and 3.1x the memory bandwidth on the L40.
At a glance
Memory
- L40
- 48 GB
- RTX 4000 SFF Ada
- 20 GB
2.4x more on L40
Memory bandwidth
- L40
- 864 GB/s
- RTX 4000 SFF Ada
- 280 GB/s
3.1x higher on L40
Cheapest on-demand
- L40
- $0.58 /GPU/hr
- RTX 4000 SFF Ada
- $0.43 /GPU/hr
26% cheaper on RTX 4000 SFF Ada
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | L40 | RTX 4000 SFF Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr from $0.58 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.43 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.70 | No reserved listings | |
| Spot | $0.78 /GPU/hr from $0.47 | 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 and 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
L40 vs RTX 4000 SFF Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | L40 | RTX 4000 SFF Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 20 GB GDDR6 | 2.4x more on L40 |
| Bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 280 GB/s | 3.1x higher on L40 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 160-bit | 2.4x wider on L40 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 362 TFLOPS | 153.4 TFLOPS | 2.4x higher on L40 |
| FP16 / BF16 | 181.1 TFLOPS | 76.7 TFLOPS | 2.4x higher on L40 |
| INT8 | 362 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 90.5 TFLOPS | 19.2 TFLOPS | 4.7x higher on L40 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 300 W | 70 W | 4.3x higher on L40 |
| Released | Q4 2022 | Q2 2023 | 6 months newer on RTX 4000 SFF Ada |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: L40 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 | L40 /GPU/hr | RTX 4000 SFF Ada /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Runpod
|
On-Demand $0.69 | On-Demand $0.18 |
Vast.ai
|
On-Demand $0.58 | -- |
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.78 | -- |
Thunder Compute
|
On-Demand $0.79 | -- |
Massed Compute
|
On-Demand $0.86 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $0.97 | -- |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $0.97 | -- |
Oblivus
|
On-Demand $1.05 | -- |
Koyeb
|
-- | On-Demand $0.50 |
Hetzner
|
-- | On-Demand $0.43 |
13 providers list the L40 and 3 the RTX 4000 SFF Ada. Every listing is on the L40 page and the RTX 4000 SFF Ada page.
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Our data for Nvidia L40 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 4000 SFF Ada on Sept. 14, 2026.