Nvidia L40S vs Nvidia RTX PRO 6000

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

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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 dense1.4x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
FP8 dense1.4x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Board power1.7x on the Nvidia L40S

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 L40S Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Cheapest listed $0.35 $0.50
Median across providers $0.83 $1.35
Most expensive listed $1.70 $2.19
Providers 10 9
Reporting stock 6 4
One month, 730 hours $255 $365

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia L40S or the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia L40S starts at $0.35 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 at $0.50. 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 L40S: 6 of 10 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.35 at Lium. 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 L40S: $255 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX PRO 6000: $365 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.