Nvidia L40 vs Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000

Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 wins twice: it rents for 2.6x less per hour and still buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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 GPU2.0x on the Nvidia L40
Memory bandwidth1.3x on the Nvidia L40
FP16 / BF16 dense1.4x on the Nvidia L40
Board power1.0x on the Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000

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 Quadro RTX 6000
Cheapest listed $0.34 $0.13
Median across providers $0.62 $0.41
Most expensive listed $1.00 $0.69
Providers 4 2
Reporting stock 4 0
One month, 730 hours $245 $95

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L40 or the Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L40 starts at $0.34 per GPU hour and the Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 at $0.13. Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 wins twice: it rents for 2.6x less per hour and still buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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 Quadro RTX 6000: 0 of 2 providers report stock.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L40: $245 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000: $95 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.