B300 vs L40S
Comparing the B300 and L40S for cloud rental? The B300 is available from 0 providers starting at —, while the L40S starts at — across 0 providers. Below is a live breakdown of pricing, VRAM, compute throughput, and where to rent each GPU.
B300 vs L40S at a glance
Spec profile
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Value for money
Live pricing for both GPUs is needed to compute value-for-money metrics. See the provider tables below for current rates.
Specs are manufacturer peak FP16 Tensor figures; real-world throughput varies by workload, precision, and software stack.
B300 vs L40S specs & pricing
| Specification | B300 | L40S |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest price | — | — |
| VRAM | 288 GB | 48 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 1100 | 366 |
| Memory bandwidth | 8000 GB/s | 864 GB/s |
| Release year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Cloud providers | — | — |
Which should you choose?
- •B300 has more VRAM (288 GB), so it fits larger models and bigger batch sizes without sharding.
- •B300 offers higher FP16 throughput, training and serving faster on compute-bound workloads.
Provider availability
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM do the B300 and L40S have?
The B300 has 288 GB of VRAM and the L40S has 48 GB. More VRAM lets you serve larger models and longer context windows on a single GPU.
Which is faster, the B300 or L40S?
On paper the B300 is faster, with 1100 FP16 TFLOPS versus 366. Real-world speed also depends on memory bandwidth and software stack.
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