Nvidia A30 vs Nvidia L40S

Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 3.5x less per hour and still buys 1.6x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia L40S
Memory bandwidth1.1x on the Nvidia A30
FP16 / BF16 dense2.2x on the Nvidia L40S
Board power2.1x on the Nvidia A30

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia A30 Nvidia L40S
Cheapest listed $0.10 $0.35
Median across providers $0.22 $0.83
Most expensive listed $0.35 $1.70
Providers 2 10
Reporting stock 0 6
One month, 730 hours $73 $255

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A30 or the Nvidia L40S cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A30 starts at $0.10 per GPU hour and the Nvidia L40S at $0.35. Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 3.5x less per hour and still buys 1.6x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A30: 0 of 2 providers report stock. Nvidia L40S: 6 of 10 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.35 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia L40S: $255 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.