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A100 SXM vs L40S

A100 SXM vs L40S: specs and rental cost

Compare memory, node configurations, and fixed weekly and monthly cost before choosing between NVIDIA A100 SXM and NVIDIA L40S.

Decision summary

A100 SXM provides 32 GB more VRAM per card. L40S costs $376 less per 30-day term . Choose based on whether memory headroom or lower fixed cost is the binding constraint.

NVIDIA

A100 SXM

training · batch inference

$792/ 30 days
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NVIDIA

L40S

video · inference

$416/ 30 days
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SpecificationA100 SXML40S
ArchitectureAmpereAda
VRAM80 GB HBM2e48 GB GDDR6 ECC
Host resources / card20 vCPU · 160 GB RAM16 vCPU · 128 GB RAM
Local NVMe / card2 TB2 TB
7-day price / card$224$118
30-day price / card$792$416
4-GPU node / 30 days$2,915$1,531
Catalog quantity780 cards430 cards