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L40S vs H200
Understand the hardware trade-offs before comparing provider configurations. This page compares GPU models, not cloud SKUs or availability.
Exact variant
NVIDIA L40S 48GB
NVIDIA H200 SXM 141GB
Architecture
Ada Lovelace
Hopper
GPU memory
48 GB GDDR6 with ECC
141 GB HBM3e
Memory bandwidth
864 GB/s theoretical
4,800 GB/s theoretical
Hardware notes
L40S and L40 are different products. No NVLink or MIG support.
H200 NVL is a distinct PCIe variant and is not merged with SXM.
Performance for your model
Not benchmarked. Test your precision, batch size, sequence length and runtime.
Not benchmarked. Test your precision, batch size, sequence length and runtime.
Cloud configuration price
Choose a provider configuration. Hardware memory alone does not determine the bill.
Choose a provider configuration. Hardware memory alone does not determine the bill.
Official evidence
Hardware source ↗
Reviewed 11/10/2026 · verified
Hardware source ↗
Reviewed 11/10/2026 · verified
More memory is useful when your workload needs it.
It does not by itself prove a lower monthly cost, higher tokens per second or a better result. Include model memory, context, batch size and measured performance in your decision.