NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA Tesla V100 — GPU Comparison (Jul 2026)
NVIDIA L40 (48GB GDDR6, 181 TFLOPS FP16, Ada Lovelace) vs NVIDIA Tesla V100 (16GB HBM2, 125 TFLOPS FP16, Volta). Cloud pricing: NVIDIA Tesla V100 from $0.13/hr. Compare specs, VRAM, performance, and pricing across 1 cloud providers to find the best GPU for your AI workload.
Bottom Line: NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA Tesla V100
NVIDIA L40 comes out ahead overall, leading in 4 of 5 compared categories.
Where NVIDIA L40 leads
- FP16 (181 TFLOPS vs 125 TFLOPS)
- VRAM (48 GB vs 16 GB)
- FP32 (90.5 TFLOPS vs 15.7 TFLOPS)
- Release Year (2023 vs 2017)
Where NVIDIA Tesla V100 leads
- Memory Bandwidth (900 GB/s vs 864 GB/s)
Choose NVIDIA L40 for Inference, video processing, rendering. Choose NVIDIA Tesla V100 for Legacy training, inference, HPC.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NVIDIA L40 or NVIDIA Tesla V100 better?
NVIDIA L40 leads in 4 of 5 compared categories. The right choice still depends on the factors that matter most to you.
Which has a better FP16, NVIDIA L40 or NVIDIA Tesla V100?
NVIDIA L40 (181 TFLOPS vs 125 TFLOPS).
Which has a better VRAM, NVIDIA L40 or NVIDIA Tesla V100?
NVIDIA L40 (48 GB vs 16 GB).
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NVIDIA L40
48GB GDDR6 · Ada Lovelace
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NVIDIA Tesla V100
16GB HBM2 · Volta
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| Specifications | |||
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Volta | |
| VRAM | 48 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB HBM2 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 900 GB/s | |
| FP16 (Tensor) | 181.0 TFLOPS | 125.0 TFLOPS | |
| FP32 | 90.5 TFLOPS | 15.7 TFLOPS | |
| TDP | 300W | 300W | |
| Release Year | 2023 | 2017 | |
| Segment | Data center | Data center | |
| Best For | Inference video processing rendering | Legacy training inference HPC | |
| Cloud Pricing | |||
| Cheapest On-Demand | — | $0.13/hr | |
| Cheapest Spot | — | — | |
| Providers | 0 | 1 | |
| Provider Pricing (On-Demand) | |||
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N/A | $0.13/hr | |
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