We’re stoked to announce the general availability of our new NVIDIA L40S GPU instances, bringing a new era of computational power and flexibility to your fingertips. Starting from just \u20ac1.11 per hour. This isn’t just about faster computing; it’s about unlocking new possibilities for your most demanding applications, from cutting-edge AI to high-fidelity media rendering.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With UpCloud\u2019s open source, European ethos, our GPUs have no vendor lock-in, no data exposure, and no third-party dependencies. You have full control over your data, models, and infrastructure, billed hourly, without rigid contracts or long-term commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Combining powerful AI compute with best-in-class graphics and media acceleration, the L40S GPU is built to power the next generation of data center workloads, from generative AI and large language model (LLM) inference and training to 3D graphics, rendering, and video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The applications for GPUs extend far beyond their origins in gaming graphics. Our new GPU offerings are designed to empower a wide range of industries and use cases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI\/ML):<\/strong> Video Processing & Media Rendering:<\/strong> Natural Language Processing (NLP):<\/strong> High-Performance Computing (HPC):<\/strong> Gaming & Entertainment:<\/strong> Enterprise:<\/strong> We understand that when it comes to high-performance computing, you need more than just raw power. That’s why UpCloud GPUs are designed with your needs in mind, offering a unique blend of performance, control, and cost-efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unlike some providers, we believe you should maintain full control over your data, models, and infrastructure. With UpCloud GPU, there are no lock-ins, no data exposure, and no third-party dependencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stop paying for GPU time you don\u2019t use. UpCloud’s hourly billing model aligns perfectly with agile development and iterative workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spin up GPU resources exactly when you need them, without rigid contracts or long-term commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NVIDIA L40S are now available for Public Cloud customers, hosting in our Helsinki “HEL2” data center. Expansion to new data center locations will begin shortly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We’re stoked to announce the general availability of our new NVIDIA L40S GPU instances, bringing a new era of computational power and flexibility to your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":57404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"391,736,841,241,895,5063","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"Blocked by a filter function","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7],"tags":[115,37,118,46,79,121],"class_list":["post-139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-product-updates","tag-cloud-gpus","tag-cloud-servers","tag-cost-optimisation","tag-eu-cloud","tag-gpu-servers","tag-nvidea-l40s"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
This is where GPUs truly shine. Powering neural networks, predictive models, classification problems (like identifying objects in images), and recommendation engines (e.g., “You liked X, so you might like Y”). Whether you’re fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) or building sophisticated AI applications, GPUs provide the necessary horsepower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our end users asked for accelerated video effects, transcoding, and rendering in the cloud \u2013 and we delivered! UpCloud\u2019s L40S GPUs feature 3 dedicated NVENC\/NVDEC engines, enabling highly efficient, hardware-accelerated video encoding and decoding for simultaneous stream processing and faster media workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From contextual advertising and news scraping (especially financial data) to search and recommendation engines, GPUs can significantly speed up the processing and indexing of vast amounts of text data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Applications like Monte Carlo simulations,<\/a> complex scientific modeling, and large-scale data analysis all benefit immensely from the parallel processing capabilities of GPUs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For game publishers and live sports\/entertainment streaming, GPUs are crucial for rendering high-quality assets, delivering immersive experiences, and handling real-time video streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In private cloud environments, GPUs can revolutionize tasks like document summarization for healthcare records, efficient document retrieval, and prompting for common themes within large datasets, significantly accelerating processes compared to manual methods.
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Ready to unleash the power of GPUs for your next project? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nFind out more<\/strong> about our GPU Cloud servers<\/a> and Get Started today<\/strong><\/a>!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"