L40S vs M4 Pro (48 GB)

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Side-by-side GPU comparison: specs, memory, compute performance, and live cloud pricing.

Verdict

L40S has 12 GB more VRAM, making it better suited for large models and long context windows. For compute-bound workloads like training, L40S delivers 21.8× higher FP16 throughput. L40S supports a broader range of models (624 vs 577 from this catalog), giving more flexibility.

Specifications

L40SM4 Pro (48 GB)
VRAM48 GB36 GB
VRAM TypeGDDR6LPDDR5X
Memory Bandwidth0.9 TB/s0.3 TB/s
FP16 Performance366 TFLOPS17 TFLOPS
ManufacturerNVIDIAApple
FP8 SupportYesNo
FP4 SupportNoNo

Price / Performance

Based on cheapest single-GPU on-demand pricing. Lower $/TFLOP = better compute value; lower $/GB = better memory value.

L40SM4 Pro (48 GB)
$/hr (cheapest)$0.60
$/TFLOP (compute value)$0.0016
$/GB VRAM (memory value)$0.0125

Cloud Pricing

Cheapest on-demand price per provider (single GPU).

L40S

ProviderOn-demandSpotRent
Vast.ai$0.60/hrRent
RunPod$0.86/hr$0.26/hrRent
Nebius$1.55/hr$0.75/hr
Amazon Web Services$1.86/hr$0.36/hr

M4 Pro (48 GB)

No cloud pricing available.

Model Compatibility

Models from the catalog that fit on each GPU, grouped by required precision.

L40S (624 models)

M4 Pro (48 GB) (577 models)

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