H100 vs L40
Explore a head to head comparison of specifications, performance, and pricing.
H100
The NVIDIA H100 is a Hopper-based GPU that provides exceptional performance, scalability, and economics for AI, deep learning, and HPC workloads.
ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPU ArchitectureHopper
Average Price$10.09/hr
GPU VRAM80 GB
Cloud Availability13 clouds
System Memory1920 GB
CPU Cores252
Storage31.3 TB
L40
The NVIDIA L40 delivers high-performance computing capabilities for AI, machine learning, and data science applications.
ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPU Architecture—
Average Price$3.42/hr
GPU VRAM48 GB
Cloud Availability2 clouds
System Memory768 GB
CPU Cores252
Storage6.6 TB
See how the H100 & L40 compare
Compare detailed hardware specifications and average pricing for the H100 and L40.
Compare Hardware Specifications
| H100 | L40 | |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Type | H100 | L40 |
| VRAM per GPU | 80 GB | 48 GB |
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Hopper | Ada Lovelace |
| Interconnect | PCIe Gen5 or SXM5 | PCIe Gen4 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 3.35 TB/s | 864 GB/s |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 267.6 TFLOPS (4:1) | 90.52 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| CUDA Cores | 16896 | 18176 |
| Tensor Cores | 528 (4th Gen) | 568 (4th Gen) |
| RT Cores | N/A | 142 (3rd Gen) |
| Base Clock | 1365 MHz | 735 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1785 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| TDP | 350-700W | 300W |
| Process Node | TSMC 4N | TSMC 4N |
| Data Formats | FP8, INT8, BF16, FP16, TF32, FP32, FP64 | FP8, INT8, BF16, FP16, TF32, FP32 |
Compare Average On-Demand Pricing
| H100 | L40 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GPU | $2.84 /hr | $0.99 /hr |
| 2 GPUs | $5.19 /hr | $1.99 /hr |
| 4 GPUs | $9.79 /hr | $4.98 /hr |
| 8 GPUs | $19.23 /hr | $8.00 /hr |
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