NVIDIA L40SvsNVIDIA A40
Comprehensive comparison for AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing workloads.
NVIDIA L40S
Ada Lovelace Architecture
NVIDIA A40
Ampere Architecture
Detailed Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA L40S | NVIDIA A40 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Release Year | 2023 | 2020 |
| VRAM | 48 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 864 GB/s+24.1% | 696 GB/s |
| FP32 Performance | 91.6 TFLOPS+144.9% | 37.4 TFLOPS |
| FP16 Performance | 183 TFLOPS+144.7% | 74.8 TFLOPS |
| INT8 Performance | 733 TOPS+145.2% | 299 TOPS |
| Tensor Cores | 18176 | 10752 |
| CUDA Cores | 18176 | 10752 |
| TDP | 350W | 300W |
| Form Factor | PCIe | PCIe |
| NVLink Support | No | No |
| Avg. Price/Hour | $0.85+13.3% | $0.75 |
Performance Breakdown
Compute Performance
Single-precision floating-point performance for general compute workloads
NVIDIA L40S is 144.9% faster
AI Training Performance
Half-precision performance optimized for deep learning training
NVIDIA L40S is 144.7% faster
AI Inference Performance
Integer performance for efficient model inference and deployment
NVIDIA L40S is 145.2% faster
Memory Bandwidth
Data transfer speed between GPU and memory
NVIDIA L40S is 24.1% faster
NVIDIA L40S
NVIDIA A40
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Ideal Workloads
NVIDIA L40S
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Cost Analysis
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