RTX PRO 6000 vs L40S
RTX PRO 6000 starts at $1.10/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.
12.4% cheaper at L40S.
updated 2026-10-11. Price alone does not establish equivalent capacity or performance.
RTX PRO 6000
L40S
Spec sheet
| RTX PRO 6000 | L40S | |
|---|---|---|
| Spec variant | RTX PRO 6000 | L40S |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ada Lovelace |
| VRAM (spec variant) | 96 GB | 48 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS (dense) | 500 | 362 |
| Memory bandwidth | 1792 GB/s | 864 GB/s |
| TDP | 600 W | 350 W |
| Interconnect | PCIe Gen5 | PCIe Gen4 |
| Launched | 2025 | 2023 |
Rental price per manufacturer-rated FP16 compute: RTX PRO 6000 $2.19 per PFLOP-hour vs L40S $2.65. Formula: cheapest $/hr ÷ dense FP16 PFLOPS (1 PFLOP = 1000 TFLOPS). This uses RTX PRO 6000 and L40S, whose datasheets may differ from the variants above. It is not measured job throughput. Specs: RTX PRO 6000 manufacturer, L40S manufacturer.
What they cost to rent (2026-10-11)
| RTX PRO 6000 | L40S | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest on-demand $/hr | $1.10 | $0.96 |
| Cheapest spot/community $/hr | $0.499 | $0.79 |
| Cheapest source | Google Cloud | Spheron |
| Providers offering it | 17 | 16 |
Cheapest on-demand rate; the cheaper one is highlighted. Spot/marketplace tiers shown on the individual pages.
FAQ
L40S is cheaper: the RTX PRO 6000 rents from $1.10 per GPU-hour and the L40S from $0.96 on-demand, updated 2026-10-11.
The largest recorded RTX PRO 6000 variant has 96 GB and the largest L40S variant has 48 GB. Other variants may have less memory. The RTX PRO 6000 has more.
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