GPU Comparison

NVIDIA L40SvsNVIDIA H100 SXM

Detailed specifications, performance benchmarks, and pricing comparison to help you choose the right GPU for your AI workloads.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA L40S

Ada Lovelace · 2023

Faster
VRAM48 GB GDDR6
FP3291.6 TFLOPS
FP16183 TFLOPS
Bandwidth864 GB/s
TDP350W
Price$0.85/hr
NVIDIA

NVIDIA H100 SXM

Hopper · 2022

VRAM80 GB HBM3
FP3260 TFLOPS
FP16120 TFLOPS
Bandwidth3350 GB/s
TDP700W
Price$1.50/hr

Specifications · Comparison

Side by side specs.

SpecNVIDIA L40SNVIDIA H100 SXM
ArchitectureAda LovelaceHopper
VRAM48 GB80 GB+40%
Memory TypeGDDR6HBM3
Memory Bandwidth864 GB/s3350 GB/s+74.2%
FP32 Performance91.6 TFLOPS+52.7%60 TFLOPS
FP16 Performance183 TFLOPS+52.5%120 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance733 TOPS2400 TOPS+69.5%
TDP350W700W
Form FactorPCIeSXM
Price (avg/hr)$0.85$1.50

Performance · Analysis

Performance breakdown.

Compute (FP32)

Raw single-precision floating point throughput

NVIDIA L40S
91.6TFLOPSWinner
NVIDIA H100 SXM
60TFLOPS

NVIDIA L40S is 52.7% faster

Training (FP16)

Half-precision performance for deep learning training

NVIDIA L40S
183TFLOPSWinner
NVIDIA H100 SXM
120TFLOPS

NVIDIA L40S is 52.5% faster

Inference (INT8)

Integer performance for model inference workloads

NVIDIA L40S
733TOPS
NVIDIA H100 SXM
2400TOPSWinner

NVIDIA H100 SXM is 69.5% faster

Memory Bandwidth

Data transfer rate between memory and compute units

NVIDIA L40S
864GB/s
NVIDIA H100 SXM
3350GB/sWinner

NVIDIA H100 SXM is 74.2% faster

Best Compute

NVIDIA L40S

Most Memory

NVIDIA H100 SXM

Best Training

NVIDIA L40S

Best Value

NVIDIA L40S

Pricing · Cost

Cost comparison.

Hourly

NVIDIA L40S
$0.85/hr
NVIDIA H100 SXM
$1.50/hr

Save $0.65 with NVIDIA L40S

Daily

NVIDIA L40S
$20.40/day
NVIDIA H100 SXM
$36.00/day

Save $15.60 with NVIDIA L40S

Monthly

NVIDIA L40S
$612.00/mo
NVIDIA H100 SXM
$1080.00/mo

Save $468.00 with NVIDIA L40S

Use Cases · Workloads

Best for your workload.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA L40S

AI Inference
Graphics Rendering
Video Processing
NVIDIA

NVIDIA H100 SXM

Deep Learning Training
LLM Fine-tuning
AI Research
HPC

Platform · Benefits

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Instant Deployment

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Pay Per Hour

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Reliable Infrastructure

Enterprise-grade reliability with automatic failover and data persistence across sessions.

FAQ · Questions

Common questions.

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