Nvidia RTX A6000 vs Nvidia L4

Nvidia L4 wins twice: it rents for 2.9x less per hour and still buys 2.3x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Nvidia L4

$0.11/GPU/hr

cheapest of 4 providers · Lium

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Released Q1 2023
  • Median $0.29/GPU/hr
  • $80 per 730-hour month
  • 3 in stock In stock
See all Nvidia L4 prices

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Memory bandwidth2.6x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
FP16 / BF16 dense1.3x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Board power4.2x on the Nvidia L4

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 RTX A6000 Nvidia L4
Cheapest listed $0.32 $0.11
Median across providers $0.57 $0.29
Most expensive listed $1.93 $0.95
Providers 7 4
Reporting stock 4 3
One month, 730 hours $234 $80

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX A6000 or the Nvidia L4 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX A6000 starts at $0.32 per GPU hour and the Nvidia L4 at $0.11. Nvidia L4 wins twice: it rents for 2.9x less per hour and still buys 2.3x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX A6000: 4 of 7 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.32 at Lium. Nvidia L4: 3 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.13 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX A6000: $234 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia L4: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.