The RTX PRO 6000 is newer, with 2x the memory and 85% more bandwidth. The L40S is typically cheaper.
At a glance
Memory
2x more on RTX PRO 6000
- L40S
- 48 GB
- RTX PRO 6000
- 96 GB
Memory bandwidth
85% higher on RTX PRO 6000
- L40S
- 864 GB/s
- RTX PRO 6000
- 1,597 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
18% cheaper on L40S
- L40S
- $0.54 /GPU/hr
- RTX PRO 6000
- $0.65 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | L40S | RTX PRO 6000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.64 /GPU/hr from $0.54 | $2.18 /GPU/hr from $0.65 | 25% cheaper on L40S |
| Reserved | $1.10 /GPU/hr from $0.49 (6 mo) | $1.82 /GPU/hr from $0.48 (1 mo) | 39% cheaper on L40S |
| Spot | $0.98 /GPU/hr from $0.34 | $1.19 /GPU/hr from $0.34 | 18% cheaper on L40S |
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. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
L40S vs RTX PRO 6000 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | L40S | RTX PRO 6000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 96 GB GDDR7 | 2x more on RTX PRO 6000 |
| Bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 1,597 GB/s | 85% higher on RTX PRO 6000 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 512-bit | 33% wider on RTX PRO 6000 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP4 | Not supported | 2,000 TFLOPS | RTX PRO 6000 only |
| FP8 | 733 TFLOPS | 1,000 TFLOPS | 36% higher on RTX PRO 6000 |
| FP16 / BF16 | 362.1 TFLOPS | 500 TFLOPS | 38% higher on RTX PRO 6000 |
| INT8 | 733 TOPS | 1,000 TOPS | 36% higher on RTX PRO 6000 |
| FP32 | 91.6 TFLOPS | 120 TFLOPS | 31% higher on RTX PRO 6000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 350 W | 600 W | 71% higher on RTX PRO 6000 |
| Released | Q3 2023 | Q1 2025 | 2 years newer on RTX PRO 6000 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP4FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: L40S datasheet and RTX PRO 6000 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 PRO 6000 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Packet·ai
USA
|
$0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$0.67 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand |
UpCloud
Finland
|
$1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.88 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Novita
USA
|
$0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Massed Compute
USA
|
$0.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Lyceum
Germany
|
$1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
HyperAI
Hong Kong
|
-- | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPUhub
Singapore
|
-- | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Lium
Distributed
|
-- | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand |
39 providers list the L40S and 53 the RTX PRO 6000. Every listing is on the L40S page and the RTX PRO 6000 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 $0.39 /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 B200
180 GB HBM3e · 4.8x the bandwidth of the RTX PRO 6000
From $3.75 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia L40S was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 on Sept. 14, 2026.