GPU comparison

L4 vs RTX 5070 Ti

Specifications and current cloud pricing, side by side.

Ada LovelacevsBlackwellUpdated 31 days ago

This variant comparison is part of the L4 vs RTX 5070 family comparison.

The L4 variant with 24 GB memory and 72 W TDP wins for the most common cloud inference use case because it supplies more memory at far lower power than the RTX 5070 Ti variant while delivering higher dense FP16 throughput at 121 TFLOPS versus 61.7 TFLOPS.

L4 listed from $0.59/GPU/hrRTX 5070 Ti listed from $0.17/GPU/hr

Right now, from live stock

Specifications Compared

SpecL4RTX 5070 Ti
TDP72W250W
VRAM24 GB16 GB
CUDA Cores7,4246,144
FP4 (dense)Not published493.9 TFLOPS
FP8 (dense)242 TFLOPS123.5 TFLOPS
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7
ArchitectureAda LovelaceBlackwell
FP16 (dense)121 TFLOPS61.7 TFLOPS
Form FactorsPCIePCIe
INT8 (dense)242 TOPS246.9 TOPS
InterconnectPCIe 4.0PCIe 5.0
Tensor Cores232192
FP32 Performance30.3 TFLOPS30.9 TFLOPS
FP64 Performance0.5 TFLOPSNot published
Memory Bandwidth300 GB/s672 GB/s
FP4 (with sparsity)Not published987.8 TFLOPS
FP8 (with sparsity)485 TFLOPS246.9 TFLOPS
FP16 (with sparsity)242 TFLOPS123.5 TFLOPS
INT8 (with sparsity)485 TOPS493.9 TOPS

Performance Analysis

Sparse FP16 figures follow the same ratio with the L4 variant at 242 TFLOPS and the RTX 5070 Ti variant at 123.5 TFLOPS. FP32 performance remains nearly identical at 30.3 TFLOPS versus 30.9 TFLOPS so single precision scientific kernels see little difference between the two variants. The 72 W TDP of the L4 variant versus the 250 W TDP of the RTX 5070 Ti variant further tilts sustained dense FP16 workloads toward the lower power option when electricity cost or thermal limits dominate.

Current On-Demand Offers

Cheapest secure on-demand offer per provider that is reported in stock right now, per GPU per hour; multi-GPU instances show the whole-instance price alongside. Deploy opens the DeployGPU console for providers on the platform, otherwise the provider's own site. Stock is rechecked every minute.

L4

ProviderRegionGPUsPer GPU / hrInstance / hrDeploy
RunPodglobal1$0.59—Deploy

1 provider in stock, 1 offer. All L4 offers, price history and alerts

RTX 5070 Ti

RTX 5070 Ti is not offered on-demand by any provider we track right now. See the RTX 5070 Ti rental page for last-seen listed prices and a price alert.

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When to Choose the L4

Operators running multiple L4 variants per server benefit from the PCIe 4.0 interface and 300 GB per second bandwidth when aggregate density matters more than peak per GPU throughput.

When to Choose the RTX 5070 Ti

Users prioritizing future proofing through the 2025 architecture accept the 250 W TDP in exchange for higher memory bandwidth when batch sizes remain modest.

Use Cases

LLM Training
RTX 5070 Ti

The RTX 5070 Ti variant supplies 672 GB per second bandwidth that supports faster data movement during training steps despite lower 16 GB capacity.

LLM Inference
L4

The L4 variant provides 24 GB memory and 121 TFLOPS FP16 dense allowing larger models to run without swapping.

Fine-tuning
L4

The L4 variant combines 24 GB capacity with 72 W TDP so multiple instances fit in power constrained servers during fine tuning runs.

Stable Diffusion
RTX 5070 Ti

The RTX 5070 Ti variant delivers 672 GB per second bandwidth that accelerates image generation workloads once models fit in 16 GB.

Scientific Computing
Either

Both variants deliver nearly identical FP32 performance at 30.3 TFLOPS and 30.9 TFLOPS so choice depends on power and memory needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the power requirements?▾

The L4 variant operates at a 72 W TDP while the RTX 5070 Ti variant operates at a 250 W TDP.

Which GPU offers higher FP16 dense performance?▾

The L4 variant reaches 121 TFLOPS FP16 dense whereas the RTX 5070 Ti variant reaches 61.7 TFLOPS FP16 dense.

Do the GPUs share the same interconnect generation?▾

The L4 variant uses PCIe 4.0 while the RTX 5070 Ti variant uses PCIe 5.0.

How does memory bandwidth compare?▾

The RTX 5070 Ti variant provides 672 GB per second bandwidth while the L4 variant provides 300 GB per second bandwidth.

Which is cheaper to rent, the L4 or the RTX 5070 Ti?▾

Cloud rental prices for both the L4 and RTX 5070 Ti vary by provider, configuration, and availability. This page shows live pricing from 25+ providers updated every 60 seconds. Scroll to the Live Cloud Pricing section to compare current rates.

How much VRAM does the L4 have compared to the RTX 5070 Ti?▾

The L4 has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory. The RTX 5070 Ti has 16 GB of GDDR7 memory.

Can I find L4 and RTX 5070 Ti GPUs available to rent right now?▾

Yes. This page shows real-time availability across 25+ cloud GPU providers. The Live Cloud Pricing section displays only in-stock offers with current pricing.

What is the main difference between the L4 and the RTX 5070 Ti?▾

The L4 uses the Ada Lovelace architecture (2023) while the RTX 5070 Ti uses Blackwell (2025). The L4 delivers 2.0x the dense FP16 throughput (121 vs 61.7 TFLOPS, both without sparsity) while the RTX 5070 Ti has 2.2x the memory bandwidth of the L4.

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How this page is made

  • Specifications come from the NVIDIA, AMD and Intel datasheets for the L4 and the RTX 5070 Ti. Dense and sparse throughput are listed separately.
  • Prices and availability are live: every offer shown is an in-stock, on-demand listing from a provider we track, rechecked every minute.
  • The written comparison (overview, performance notes, when to choose each card, verdict, use cases and FAQ) was drafted with an AI model from the specification table above and passed an automated check that rejects any figure not in that table. It was last generated on . It contains no prices; those are always read live.
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