L40S 48GB vs A40 48GB
Specs and live cloud rental prices side by side, per single GPU-hour. Green marks the better value on each line.
| Metric | L40S 48GB | A40 48GB |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| VRAM | 48 GB | 48 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS (dense) | 362 | 150 |
| FP8 TFLOPS (dense) | 733 | — |
| Lowest $/hr | $0.336 | $0.467 |
| Median $/hr | $0.801 | $0.509 |
| Spot from | $0.210 | $0.187 |
| $ per GB VRAM / hr | $0.0070 | $0.0097 |
| $ per FP16 TFLOPS / hr | $0.00093 | $0.0031 |
| Live offers | 8 | 4 |
| Rent L40S 48GB $0.336/hr → | Rent A40 48GB $0.467/hr → |
Cheapest L40S 48GB offers
| Provider · region | $/GPU-hr | Spot | $/GB VRAM | Stock | Verdict | Rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vast.ai US · 4 min ago | $0.336 | $0.269 | $0.0070 | 1 GPUs | Best value | Rent $0.336/hr → |
Vast.ai JP · sold as 8× node · 4 min ago | $0.467 | $0.210 | $0.0097 | 16 GPUs | Lowest spot | Rent $0.467/hr → |
Vast.ai TW · sold as 4× node · 4 min ago | $0.640 | $0.533 | $0.013 | 14 GPUs | +91% vs best | Rent $0.640/hr → |
Vast.ai FI · sold as 2× node · 4 min ago | $0.801 | $0.533 | $0.017 | 2 GPUs | +139% vs best | Rent $0.801/hr → |
Vast.ai SG · sold as 2× node · 4 min ago | $0.801 | $0.733 | $0.017 | 2 GPUs | +139% vs best | Rent $0.801/hr → |
Vast.ai SI · 4 min ago | $0.802 | — | $0.017 | 1 GPUs | +139% vs best | Rent $0.802/hr → |
Vast.ai BR · sold as 2× node · 4 min ago | $0.870 | $0.333 | $0.018 | 2 GPUs | +159% vs best | Rent $0.870/hr → |
RunPod Secure Cloud · 4 min ago | $1.09 | — | $0.023 | Low | +225% vs best | Rent $1.09/hr → |
Cheapest A40 48GB offers
| Provider · region | $/GPU-hr | Spot | $/GB VRAM | Stock | Verdict | Rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vast.ai BE · sold as 4× node · 4 min ago | $0.467 | $0.187 | $0.0097 | 6 GPUs | Best value | Rent $0.467/hr → |
Vast.ai US · 4 min ago | $0.481 | — | $0.010 | 1 GPUs | +3% vs best | Rent $0.481/hr → |
Vast.ai GB · 4 min ago | $0.536 | $0.333 | $0.011 | 1 GPUs | +15% vs best | Rent $0.536/hr → |
RunPod Secure Cloud · 4 min ago | $0.590 | — | $0.012 | Medium | +26% vs best | Rent $0.590/hr → |