Nvidia L40 vs Nvidia RTX PRO 6000

Nvidia L40 rents for 1.5x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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
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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Memory bandwidth1.8x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
FP16 / BF16 dense2.8x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
FP8 dense2.8x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Board power2.0x on the Nvidia L40

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 PRO 6000
Cheapest listed $0.34 $0.50
Median across providers $0.62 $1.35
Most expensive listed $1.00 $2.19
Providers 4 9
Reporting stock 4 4
One month, 730 hours $245 $365

Frequently asked questions

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

The Nvidia L40 starts at $0.34 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 at $0.50. Nvidia L40 rents for 1.5x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 buys 1.9x 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 L40: 4 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.34 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX PRO 6000: 4 of 9 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.50 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia L40: $245 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX PRO 6000: $365 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.