The L40S is newer, with 4x the memory and 2.4x the bandwidth. The RTX 3060 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
4x more on L40S
- L40S
- 48 GB
- RTX 3060
- 12 GB
Memory bandwidth
2.4x higher on L40S
- L40S
- 864 GB/s
- RTX 3060
- 360 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
91% cheaper on RTX 3060
- L40S
- $0.55 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3060
- $0.05 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | L40S | RTX 3060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.40 /GPU/hr from $0.55 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.05 | |
| Reserved | $1.17 /GPU/hr from $0.60 (12 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.07 (6 mo) | |
| Spot | $0.98 /GPU/hr from $0.74 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 |
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, reserved and spot on the RTX 3060: 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
L40S vs RTX 3060 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | L40S | RTX 3060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 12 GB GDDR6 | 4x more on L40S |
| Bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 360 GB/s | 2.4x higher on L40S |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 192-bit | 2x wider on L40S |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 733 TFLOPS | Not supported | L40S only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 362.1 TFLOPS | 25.5 TFLOPS | 14x higher on L40S |
| INT8 | 733 TOPS | 101.9 TOPS | 7.2x higher on L40S |
| FP32 | 91.6 TFLOPS | 12.7 TFLOPS | 7.2x higher on L40S |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 350 W | 170 W | 2.1x higher on L40S |
| Released | Q3 2023 | Q1 2021 | 2 years newer on L40S |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: L40S datasheet and RTX 3060 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | L40S | RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.65 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.05 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Novita
USA
|
$0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Runpod
USA
|
$0.79 /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 | -- |
Runcrate
USA
|
$1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | -- |
Salad
Distributed
|
-- | $0.08 /GPU/hr On-demand |
39 providers list the L40S and 2 the RTX 3060. Every listing is on the L40S page and the RTX 3060 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia H100
80 GB HBM3 · 3.9x the bandwidth of the L40S
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Nvidia A100
80 GB HBM2e · 2.2x the bandwidth of the L40S
From $0.40 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia L40
48 GB GDDR6 · released Q4 2022
From $0.46 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 · 24% less bandwidth than the RTX 3060
From $0.07 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 · 24% more bandwidth than the RTX 3060
From $0.08 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia L40S was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3060 on Sept. 14, 2026.