Nvidia L40 vs Nvidia RTX 4060

Both cards cost about the same per TFLOP of FP16, so pick on memory and availability, not price.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Nvidia L40

$0.34/GPU/hr

cheapest of 4 providers · Vast.ai

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Released Q4 2022
  • Median $0.62/GPU/hr
  • $245 per 730-hour month
  • 4 in stock In stock
See all Nvidia L40 prices

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU6.0x on the Nvidia L40
Memory bandwidth3.2x on the Nvidia L40
FP16 / BF16 dense6.0x on the Nvidia L40
FP8 dense6.0x on the Nvidia L40
Board power2.6x on the Nvidia RTX 4060

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 L40 Nvidia RTX 4060
Cheapest listed $0.34 $0.06
Median across providers $0.62 $0.06
Most expensive listed $1.00 $0.06
Providers 4 2
Reporting stock 4 1
One month, 730 hours $245 $41

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L40 or the Nvidia RTX 4060 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L40 starts at $0.34 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4060 at $0.06. Both cards cost about the same per TFLOP of FP16, so pick on memory and availability, not price.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia L40: 4 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.34 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 4060: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.06 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L40: $245 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4060: $41 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.