L40S vs RTX 5080

Comparing the L40S and RTX 5080 for cloud rental? The L40S is available from 0 providers starting at , while the RTX 5080 starts at across 0 providers. Below is a live breakdown of pricing, VRAM, compute throughput, and where to rent each GPU.

L40S

VRAM
48 GB
TFLOPS
366
Cheapest
See all L40S offers

RTX 5080

VRAM
16 GB
TFLOPS
225
Cheapest
See all RTX 5080 offers

L40S vs RTX 5080 at a glance

Spec profile

L40SRTX 5080
L40S vs RTX 5080 spec comparison radar chartVRAMFP16BandwidthValueProviders

Each axis is scaled to the stronger GPU — the outer edge is better.

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.

L40S vs RTX 5080 specs & pricing

SpecificationL40SRTX 5080
Cheapest price
VRAM
48 GB
16 GB
FP16 TFLOPS
366
225
Memory bandwidth
864 GB/s
960 GB/s
Release year
2023
2025
Cloud providers

Which should you choose?

  • L40S has more VRAM (48 GB), so it fits larger models and bigger batch sizes without sharding.
  • L40S offers higher FP16 throughput, training and serving faster on compute-bound workloads.

Provider availability

Only L40S
None
Both GPUs
None
Only RTX 5080
None

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM do the L40S and RTX 5080 have?

The L40S has 48 GB of VRAM and the RTX 5080 has 16 GB. More VRAM lets you serve larger models and longer context windows on a single GPU.

Which is faster, the L40S or RTX 5080?

On paper the L40S is faster, with 366 FP16 TFLOPS versus 225. Real-world speed also depends on memory bandwidth and software stack.

Live prices come from public provider catalogs and can change quickly. How we collect prices.

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