NVIDIA L2 24GB vs NVIDIA L40 48GB
The L40 delivers 88% more FP16 throughput than the L2 (181 vs 97 TFLOPS dense). The L40 also carries 24 GB more memory (48 GB vs 24 GB).
NVIDIA L2 24GB
Full specs →NVIDIA L40 48GB
Full specs →Specifications
Performance (TFLOPS)
FLOPS by Precision
What actually differs
The L2 is the newer part: Ada Lovelace, launched in 2024, against the L40's Ada Lovelace from 2023. Newer architectures typically add lower-precision formats and better throughput per watt, so check the precision rows your workload actually uses.
Dense throughput for the L2 against the L40: FP32 24 vs 91 TFLOPS, FP16 97 vs 181 TFLOPS. Sparse figures, where the vendor publishes them, appear under each dense number in the performance table.
Memory is 24 GB against 48 GB, fed at 300 GB/s versus 864 GB/s. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.
For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.
Frequently asked questions
Is the L2 faster than the L40?
At FP16 precision the L40 reaches 181 TFLOPS dense against 97 TFLOPS for the L2. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.
Which has more memory, the L2 or the L40?
The L40 carries 48 GB of memory versus 24 GB for the L2. Memory bandwidth is 300 GB/s for the L2 and 864 GB/s for the L40.
Can I rent the L2 or the L40 in the cloud?
Yes. Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper start at $0.49 per GPU hour. The rental pricing section on this page lists current providers and rates for both GPUs.
Where to Rent
NVIDIA L40 48GB
| Provider | Configuration | Price/GPU-hr | Checked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2× L40 48GB Community | $0.49 | 3h ago | View → | |
| 1× L40 48GB Community | $0.69 | 3h ago | View → | |
 GPU.ai | 1× L40 48GB Community | $0.69 | 3h ago | View → |
 Oblivus | 1× L40 48GB Reserved | $0.74 | 3h ago | View → |
| GPU.ai | 1× L40 48GB | $0.78 | 3h ago | View → |
| 8× L40 48GB Spot | $0.78 | 3h ago | View → | |
 Thunder Compute | 1× L40 48GB | $0.79 | 9d ago | View → |
| Thunder Compute | 2× L40 48GB | $0.79 | 9d ago | View → |
| 1× L40 48GB Spot | $0.80 | 3h ago | View → | |
| 1× L40 48GB | $0.82 | 3h ago | View → | |
 Shadeform Massed Compute capacity | 1× L40 48GB | $0.88 | 3h ago | View → |
| Thunder Compute | 4× L40 48GB | $0.99 | 9d ago | View → |
| Thunder Compute | 8× L40 48GB | $0.99 | 9d ago | View → |
| 1× L40 48GB | $1.00 | 3h ago | View → | |
| Oblivus | 1× L40 48GB | $1.05 | 3h ago | View → |
| 8× L40 48GB | $1.25 | 3h ago | View → | |
| Shadeform Excess Supply capacity | 8× L40 48GB | $1.38 | 3h ago | View → |
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