Nvidia L4 vs Nvidia RTX 4090

Nvidia L4 rents for 1.0x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX 4090 buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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 GPUidentical
Memory bandwidth3.4x on the Nvidia RTX 4090
FP16 / BF16 dense1.4x on the Nvidia RTX 4090
FP8 dense1.4x on the Nvidia RTX 4090
Board power6.3x 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 L4 Nvidia RTX 4090
Cheapest listed $0.11 $0.11
Median across providers $0.29 $0.37
Most expensive listed $0.95 $0.49
Providers 4 6
Reporting stock 3 4
One month, 730 hours $80 $80

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L4 or the Nvidia RTX 4090 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L4 starts at $0.11 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4090 at $0.11. Nvidia L4 rents for 1.0x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX 4090 buys 1.4x 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 L4: 3 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.13 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 4090: 4 of 6 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.11 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L4: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4090: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.