GPU Comparison

NVIDIA H100 SXMvsNVIDIA L40S

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

NVIDIA

NVIDIA H100 SXM

Hopper · 2022

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

NVIDIA L40S

Ada Lovelace · 2023

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

Specifications · Comparison

Side by side specs.

SpecNVIDIA H100 SXMNVIDIA L40S
ArchitectureHopperAda Lovelace
VRAM80 GB+66.7%48 GB
Memory TypeHBM3GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth3350 GB/s+287.7%864 GB/s
FP32 Performance60 TFLOPS91.6 TFLOPS+34.5%
FP16 Performance120 TFLOPS183 TFLOPS+34.4%
INT8 Performance2400 TOPS+227.4%733 TOPS
TDP700W350W
Form FactorSXMPCIe
Price (avg/hr)$1.50$0.85

Performance · Analysis

Performance breakdown.

Compute (FP32)

Raw single-precision floating point throughput

NVIDIA H100 SXM
60TFLOPS
NVIDIA L40S
91.6TFLOPSWinner

NVIDIA L40S is 34.5% faster

Training (FP16)

Half-precision performance for deep learning training

NVIDIA H100 SXM
120TFLOPS
NVIDIA L40S
183TFLOPSWinner

NVIDIA L40S is 34.4% faster

Inference (INT8)

Integer performance for model inference workloads

NVIDIA H100 SXM
2400TOPSWinner
NVIDIA L40S
733TOPS

NVIDIA H100 SXM is 227.4% faster

Memory Bandwidth

Data transfer rate between memory and compute units

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

NVIDIA H100 SXM is 287.7% faster

Best Compute

NVIDIA L40S

Most Memory

NVIDIA H100 SXM

Best Training

NVIDIA L40S

Best Value

NVIDIA L40S

Pricing · Cost

Cost comparison.

Hourly

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

Save $0.65 with NVIDIA L40S

Daily

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

Save $15.60 with NVIDIA L40S

Monthly

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

Save $468.00 with NVIDIA L40S

Use Cases · Workloads

Best for your workload.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA H100 SXM

Deep Learning Training
LLM Fine-tuning
AI Research
HPC
NVIDIA

NVIDIA L40S

AI Inference
Graphics Rendering
Video Processing

Platform · Benefits

Why Runcrate.

Instant Deployment

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Pay Per Hour

Only pay for the compute you actually use. Prepaid credits with transparent, per-hour billing.

Reliable Infrastructure

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

FAQ · Questions

Common questions.

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