NVIDIA B100 vs NVIDIA L4 — GPU Comparison (Jul 2026)
NVIDIA B100 (192GB HBM3e, 1,750 TFLOPS FP16, Blackwell) vs NVIDIA L4 (24GB GDDR6, 121 TFLOPS FP16, Ada Lovelace). Cloud pricing: NVIDIA L4 from $0.39/hr. Compare specs, VRAM, performance, and pricing across 1 cloud providers to find the best GPU for your AI workload.
Bottom Line: NVIDIA B100 vs NVIDIA L4
NVIDIA B100 comes out ahead overall, leading in 5 of 6 compared categories.
Where NVIDIA B100 leads
- FP16 (1,750 TFLOPS vs 121 TFLOPS)
- VRAM (192 GB vs 24 GB)
- Memory Bandwidth (8,000 GB/s vs 300 GB/s)
- FP32 (60 TFLOPS vs 30.3 TFLOPS)
- Release Year (2024 vs 2023)
Where NVIDIA L4 leads
- TDP (72W vs 700W)
Choose NVIDIA B100 for AI training, large-scale inference. Choose NVIDIA L4 for Inference, video transcoding, lightweight AI workloads.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NVIDIA B100 or NVIDIA L4 better?
NVIDIA B100 leads in 5 of 6 compared categories. The right choice still depends on the factors that matter most to you.
Which has a better FP16, NVIDIA B100 or NVIDIA L4?
NVIDIA B100 (1,750 TFLOPS vs 121 TFLOPS).
Which has a better VRAM, NVIDIA B100 or NVIDIA L4?
NVIDIA B100 (192 GB vs 24 GB).
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NVIDIA B100
192GB HBM3e · Blackwell
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NVIDIA L4
24GB GDDR6 · Ada Lovelace
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| Specifications | |||
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ada Lovelace | |
| VRAM | 192 GB HBM3e | 24 GB GDDR6 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 8,000 GB/s | 300 GB/s | |
| FP16 (Tensor) | 1750.0 TFLOPS | 121.0 TFLOPS | |
| FP32 | 60.0 TFLOPS | 30.3 TFLOPS | |
| TDP | 700W | 72W | |
| Release Year | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Segment | Data center | Data center | |
| Best For | AI training large-scale inference | Inference video transcoding lightweight AI workloads | |
| Cloud Pricing | |||
| Cheapest On-Demand | — | $0.39/hr | |
| Cheapest Spot | — | — | |
| Providers | 0 | 1 | |
| Provider Pricing (On-Demand) | |||
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N/A | $0.39/hr | |
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