A data center GPU against a workstation card on the Ada Lovelace architecture: 48 GB GDDR6 against 32 GB GDDR6 and 50% more memory bandwidth on the L40S.
At a glance
Memory
- L40S
- 48 GB
- RTX 5000 Ada
- 32 GB
1.5x more on L40S
Memory bandwidth
- L40S
- 864 GB/s
- RTX 5000 Ada
- 576 GB/s
1.5x higher on L40S
Cheapest on-demand
- L40S
- $0.38 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5000 Ada
- $2.12 /GPU/hr
5.6x more expensive on RTX 5000 Ada
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | L40S | RTX 5000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.28 /GPU/hr from $0.38 | -- /GPU/hr from $2.12 | |
| Reserved | $1.11 /GPU/hr from $0.60 (12 mo) | No reserved listings | |
| Spot | $1.11 /GPU/hr from $0.74 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.38 |
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 and spot on the RTX 5000 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
L40S vs RTX 5000 Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | L40S | RTX 5000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 32 GB GDDR6 | 1.5x more on L40S |
| Bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 576 GB/s | 1.5x higher on L40S |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 256-bit | 1.5x wider on L40S |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 733 TFLOPS | 522.2 TFLOPS | 1.4x higher on L40S |
| FP16 / BF16 | 362.1 TFLOPS | 261.1 TFLOPS | 1.4x higher on L40S |
| INT8 | 733 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 91.6 TFLOPS | 65.3 TFLOPS | 1.4x higher on L40S |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 350 W | 250 W | 1.4x higher on L40S |
| Released | Q3 2023 | Q3 2023 | |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: L40S datasheet and RTX 5000 Ada datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | L40S /GPU/hr | RTX 5000 Ada /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Lium
|
On-Demand $0.38 | -- |
Novita
|
On-Demand $0.55 | -- |
EmpirioLabs AI
|
On-Demand $0.80 | -- |
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.80 | -- |
Packet·ai
|
On-Demand $0.92 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $0.97 | -- |
Massed Compute
|
On-Demand $0.97 | -- |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $0.97 | -- |
Vast.ai
|
-- | On-Demand $2.12 |
Runpod
|
-- | On-Demand $0.49 |
35 providers list the L40S and 2 the RTX 5000 Ada. Every listing is on the L40S page and the RTX 5000 Ada page.
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Our data for Nvidia L40S was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada on Sept. 7, 2026.