L40 vs Tesla V100
L40 starts at $0.79/GPU-hour on-demand; Tesla V100 starts at $0.17/GPU-hour on-demand. Compare the exact variants, memory and published specifications below. GPU spec numbers are not benchmarks.
78.5% cheaper at Tesla V100.
checked 13 October 2026. Price alone does not establish equivalent capacity or performance.
L40
Tesla V100
Spec sheet
| L40 | Tesla V100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Spec variant | L40 | Tesla V100 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Volta |
| VRAM (spec variant) | 48 GB | 16 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS (dense) | 181 | 125 |
| Memory bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 900 GB/s |
| TDP | 300 W | 300 W |
| Interconnect | PCIe Gen4 | NVLink 300GB/s |
| Launched | 2022 | 2017 |
What they cost to rent (13 October 2026)
| L40 | Tesla V100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest on-demand $/hr | $0.79 | $0.17 |
| Cheapest spot/community $/hr | $0.69 | $0.19 |
| Cheapest source | Thunder Compute | TensorDock |
| Providers offering it | 6 | 6 |
Cheapest on-demand rate; the cheaper one is highlighted. Spot/marketplace tiers shown on the individual pages.
FAQ
Tesla V100 is cheaper: the L40 rents from $0.79 per GPU-hour and the Tesla V100 from $0.17 on-demand, checked 13 October 2026.
The largest recorded L40 variant has 48 GB and the largest Tesla V100 variant has 16 GB. Other variants may have less memory. The L40 has more.
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