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L40S vs RTX 6000 Ada
Specs from the chip makers' datasheets; prices from the live Compute Cafe panel, refreshed daily. Every rate is an on-demand published price with a source receipt.
CHEAPEST L40S
$0.550/hr
Novita AI · median $1.39 · 35 providers
CHEAPEST RTX 6000 ADA
$0.690/hr
Lium · median $1.31 · 16 providers
CHEAPER RIGHT NOW
L40S
live panel, 2026-11-12
| L40S | RTX 6000 ADA | |
|---|---|---|
| MAKER | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| ARCHITECTURE | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| LAUNCHED | 2023 | 2022 |
| MEMORY | 48 GB GDDR6 ECC | 48 GB GDDR6 ECC |
| MEMORY BANDWIDTH | 864 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| TENSOR COMPUTE | 362 TFLOPS FP16/BF16 tensor dense (733 sparse); 733 TFLOPS FP8 dense | 364 TFLOPS FP16 tensor dense (729 sparse); FP8 supported |
| POWER DRAW | 350 W | 300 W |
| INTERCONNECT | PCIe 4.0 x16 (no NVLink) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
HOW TO CHOOSE
RTX 6000 Ada vs L40S
Nearly identical AI performance; the 6000 Ada adds workstation features and display outputs. In cloud catalogs, rent whichever the panel prices lower.
Workload fit
L40S: llm inference up to ~34b, fine-tuning 7b-13b, image and video generation. RTX 6000 Ada: inference to 34b, fine-tuning, professional graphics.
L40S VS RTX 6000 ADA - FAQ
Which is cheaper to rent, L40S or RTX 6000 Ada?
By today's published on-demand rates: L40S starts at $0.550/GPU/hr (median $1.39, 35 providers) and RTX 6000 Ada starts at $0.690/GPU/hr (median $1.31, 16 providers). The cheapest live listing is the L40S at Novita AI. Figures recompute from the panel on every refresh.
L40S or RTX 6000 Ada - which should I rent?
L40S: The L40S is the workhorse of the inference-and-fine-tuning middle: Ada tensor cores with FP8, 48 GB of memory, and a price well below the H100 line. RTX 6000 Ada: The RTX 6000 Ada is the workstation flagship of the Ada generation: L40S-class tensor performance with workstation drivers, ECC memory and FP8 support. The side-by-side spec table and live price rows above give the full picture.
Where can I rent L40S and RTX 6000 Ada?
35 providers publish L40S rates and 16 publish RTX 6000 Ada rates on Compute Cafe. Every row links to the provider's own published price - committed-use and reserved rates are excluded.
Full pricing: L40S · RTX 6000 Ada · all comparisons