Nvidia RTX A6000 vs Nvidia L40S

Nvidia RTX A6000 rents for 1.1x less per hour, but Nvidia L40S buys 2.1x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPUidentical
Memory bandwidth1.1x on the Nvidia L40S
FP16 / BF16 dense2.3x on the Nvidia L40S
Board power1.2x on the Nvidia RTX A6000

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 L40S
Cheapest listed $0.32 $0.35
Median across providers $0.57 $0.83
Most expensive listed $1.93 $1.70
Providers 7 10
Reporting stock 4 6
One month, 730 hours $234 $255

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX A6000 or the Nvidia L40S cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX A6000 starts at $0.32 per GPU hour and the Nvidia L40S at $0.35. Nvidia RTX A6000 rents for 1.1x less per hour, but Nvidia L40S buys 2.1x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX A6000: $234 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia L40S: $255 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.