L40 vs A5000
Explore a head to head comparison of specifications, performance, and pricing.
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
A5000
The NVIDIA A5000 delivers high-performance computing capabilities for AI, machine learning, and data science applications.
ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPU Architecture—
Average Price$2.36/hr
GPU VRAM24 GB
Cloud Availability2 clouds
System Memory384 GB
CPU Cores62
Storage1.0 TB
See how the L40 & A5000 compare
Compare detailed hardware specifications and average pricing for the L40 and A5000.
Compare Hardware Specifications
| L40 | A5000 | |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Type | L40 | A5000 |
| VRAM per GPU | 48 GB | 24 GB |
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Interconnect | PCIe Gen4 | PCIe Gen4 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 768 GB/s |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 90.52 TFLOPS (1:1) | 27.77 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| CUDA Cores | 18176 | 8192 |
| Tensor Cores | 568 (4th Gen) | 256 (3rd Gen) |
| RT Cores | 142 (3rd Gen) | 64 (2nd Gen) |
| Base Clock | 735 MHz | 1170 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2490 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| TDP | 300W | 230W |
| Process Node | TSMC 4N | TSMC 8nm |
| Data Formats | FP8, INT8, BF16, FP16, TF32, FP32 | INT8, BF16, FP16, TF32, FP32 |
Compare Average On-Demand Pricing
| L40 | A5000 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GPU | $0.99 /hr | $0.93 /hr |
| 2 GPUs | $1.99 /hr | $1.86 /hr |
| 4 GPUs | $4.98 /hr | $3.72 /hr |
| 8 GPUs | $8.00 /hr | $3.52 /hr |
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