RTX 6000 Ada vs L40S
RTX 6000 Ada starts at $0.75/GPU-hour on-demand; L40S starts at $0.96/GPU-hour on-demand. Compare the exact variants, memory and published specifications below. GPU spec numbers are not benchmarks.
21.9% cheaper at RTX 6000 Ada.
updated 2026-10-12. Price alone does not establish equivalent capacity or performance.
RTX 6000 Ada
L40S
Spec sheet
| RTX 6000 Ada | L40S | |
|---|---|---|
| Spec variant | RTX 6000 Ada | L40S |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| VRAM (spec variant) | 48 GB | 48 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS (dense) | 364 | 362 |
| Memory bandwidth | 960 GB/s | 864 GB/s |
| TDP | 300 W | 350 W |
| Interconnect | PCIe Gen4 | PCIe Gen4 |
| Launched | 2022 | 2023 |
Rental price per manufacturer-rated FP16 compute: RTX 6000 Ada $2.06 per PFLOP-hour vs L40S $2.65. Formula: cheapest $/hr ÷ dense FP16 PFLOPS (1 PFLOP = 1000 TFLOPS). This uses RTX 6000 Ada and L40S, whose datasheets may differ from the variants above. It is not measured job throughput. Specs: RTX 6000 Ada manufacturer, L40S manufacturer.
What they cost to rent (2026-10-12)
| RTX 6000 Ada | L40S | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest on-demand $/hr | $0.75 | $0.96 |
| Cheapest spot/community $/hr | $0.74 | $0.79 |
| Cheapest source | TensorDock | Spheron |
| Providers offering it | 7 | 17 |
Cheapest on-demand rate; the cheaper one is highlighted. Spot/marketplace tiers shown on the individual pages.
FAQ
RTX 6000 Ada is cheaper: the RTX 6000 Ada rents from $0.75 per GPU-hour and the L40S from $0.96 on-demand, updated 2026-10-12.
The largest recorded RTX 6000 Ada variant has 48 GB and the largest L40S variant has 48 GB. Other variants may have less memory. They match on maximum VRAM.
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