NVIDIA L4 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 — GPU Comparison (Jul 2026)
NVIDIA L4 (24GB GDDR6, 121 TFLOPS FP16, Ada Lovelace) vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB GDDR6X, 48.7 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 L4 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA L4 comes out ahead overall, leading in 5 of 6 compared categories.
Where NVIDIA L4 leads
- FP16 (121 TFLOPS vs 48.7 TFLOPS)
- VRAM (24 GB vs 16 GB)
- FP32 (30.3 TFLOPS vs 24.4 TFLOPS)
- Release Year (2023 vs 2022)
- TDP (72W vs 320W)
Where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 leads
- Memory Bandwidth (717 GB/s vs 300 GB/s)
Choose NVIDIA L4 for Inference, video transcoding, lightweight AI workloads. Choose NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 for Gaming, inference, fine-tuning.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NVIDIA L4 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 better?
NVIDIA L4 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 L4 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080?
NVIDIA L4 (121 TFLOPS vs 48.7 TFLOPS).
Which has a better VRAM, NVIDIA L4 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080?
NVIDIA L4 (24 GB vs 16 GB).
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NVIDIA L4
24GB GDDR6 · Ada Lovelace
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16GB GDDR6X · Ada Lovelace
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| Specifications | |||
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace | |
| VRAM | 24 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6X | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 300 GB/s | 717 GB/s | |
| FP16 (Tensor) | 121.0 TFLOPS | 48.7 TFLOPS | |
| FP32 | 30.3 TFLOPS | 24.4 TFLOPS | |
| TDP | 72W | 320W | |
| Release Year | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Segment | Data center | Consumer | |
| Best For | Inference video transcoding lightweight AI workloads | Gaming inference fine-tuning | |
| Cloud Pricing | |||
| Cheapest On-Demand | $0.39/hr | — | |
| Cheapest Spot | — | — | |
| Providers | 1 | 0 | |
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$0.39/hr | N/A | |
NVIDIA L4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080