L40S vs A40
Explore a head to head comparison of specifications, performance, and pricing.
L40S
The NVIDIA L40S delivers high-performance computing capabilities for AI, machine learning, and data science applications.
ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPU Architecture—
Average Price$4.94/hr
GPU VRAM48 GB
Cloud Availability7 clouds
System Memory1536 GB
CPU Cores142
Storage30.7 TB
A40
The NVIDIA A40 delivers high-performance computing capabilities for AI, machine learning, and data science applications.
ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPU Architecture—
Average Price$4.30/hr
GPU VRAM48 GB
Cloud Availability2 clouds
System Memory480 GB
CPU Cores96
Storage7.8 TB
See how the L40S & A40 compare
Compare detailed hardware specifications and average pricing for the L40S and A40.
Compare Hardware Specifications
| L40S | A40 | |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Type | L40S | A40 |
| VRAM per GPU | 48 GB | 48 GB |
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Interconnect | PCIe Gen4 | PCIe Gen4 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 696 GB/s |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 91.61 TFLOPS (1:1) | 37.42 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| CUDA Cores | 18176 | 10752 |
| Tensor Cores | 568 (4th Gen) | 336 (3rd Gen) |
| RT Cores | 142 (3rd Gen) | 84 (2nd Gen) |
| Base Clock | 1110 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| TDP | 350W | 300W |
| Process Node | TSMC 4N | TSMC 8nm |
| Data Formats | INT4, INT8, FP8, BF16, FP16, TF32, FP32 | INT8, BF16, FP16, TF32, FP32 |
Compare Average On-Demand Pricing
| L40S | A40 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GPU | $1.27 /hr | $1.48 /hr |
| 2 GPUs | $2.60 /hr | $2.20 /hr |
| 4 GPUs | $5.18 /hr | $5.92 /hr |
| 8 GPUs | $8.70 /hr | $8.80 /hr |
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