NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA RTX A5000 — GPU Comparison (Jul 2026)
NVIDIA L40 (48GB GDDR6, 181 TFLOPS FP16, Ada Lovelace) vs NVIDIA RTX A5000 (24GB GDDR6, 32.8 TFLOPS FP16, Ampere)
Bottom Line: NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA RTX A5000
NVIDIA L40 comes out ahead overall, leading in 5 of 6 compared categories.
Where NVIDIA L40 leads
- FP16 (181 TFLOPS vs 32.8 TFLOPS)
- VRAM (48 GB vs 24 GB)
- Memory Bandwidth (864 GB/s vs 768 GB/s)
- FP32 (90.5 TFLOPS vs 27.8 TFLOPS)
- Release Year (2023 vs 2021)
Where NVIDIA RTX A5000 leads
- TDP (230W vs 300W)
Choose NVIDIA L40 for Inference, video processing, rendering. Choose NVIDIA RTX A5000 for Rendering, CAD, mid-scale AI.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NVIDIA L40 or NVIDIA RTX A5000 better?
NVIDIA L40 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 L40 or NVIDIA RTX A5000?
NVIDIA L40 (181 TFLOPS vs 32.8 TFLOPS).
Which has a better VRAM, NVIDIA L40 or NVIDIA RTX A5000?
NVIDIA L40 (48 GB vs 24 GB).
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NVIDIA L40
48GB GDDR6 · Ada Lovelace
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NVIDIA RTX A5000
24GB GDDR6 · Ampere
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| Specifications | |||
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere | |
| VRAM | 48 GB GDDR6 | 24 GB GDDR6 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 768 GB/s | |
| FP16 (Tensor) | 181.0 TFLOPS | 32.8 TFLOPS | |
| FP32 | 90.5 TFLOPS | 27.8 TFLOPS | |
| TDP | 300W | 230W | |
| Release Year | 2023 | 2021 | |
| Segment | Data center | Professional | |
| Best For | Inference video processing rendering | Rendering CAD mid-scale AI | |
| Cloud Pricing | |||
| Cheapest On-Demand | — | — | |
| Cheapest Spot | — | — | |
| Providers | 0 | 0 | |
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