L40S vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with L40S, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3060 Ti
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 200 Watt
53.12
+42.4%

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms L40S by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking48123
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation70.10no data
Power efficiency19.168.97
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA104AD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 December 2020 (3 years ago)13 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores486418176
Core clock speed1410 MHz1110 MHz
Boost clock speed1665 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate253.11,431
Floating-point processing power16.2 TFLOPS91.61 TFLOPS
ROPs80192
TMUs152568
Tensor Cores152568
Ray Tracing Cores38142

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length242 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s864.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.68.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3060 Ti 53.12
+42.4%
L40S 37.31

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3060 Ti 20496
+42.4%
L40S 14397

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RTX 3060 Ti 108986
L40S 345083
+217%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD145
+45%
100−110
−45%
1440p81
+47.3%
55−60
−47.3%
4K50
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 83
+50.9%
55−60
−50.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 121
+51.3%
80−85
−51.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 95
+46.2%
65−70
−46.2%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+53.6%
110−120
−53.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+47.1%
70−75
−47.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
+47.3%
55−60
−47.3%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+50%
70−75
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+43.3%
90−95
−43.3%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+45.3%
150−160
−45.3%
Hitman 3 110−120
+49.3%
75−80
−49.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+47.1%
140−150
−47.1%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+49%
100−105
−49%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+46.7%
75−80
−46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
+49.3%
140−150
−49.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+44%
100−105
−44%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 196
+50.8%
130−140
−50.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 81
+47.3%
55−60
−47.3%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+53.6%
110−120
−53.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+47.1%
70−75
−47.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+56%
50−55
−56%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+50%
70−75
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+43.3%
90−95
−43.3%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+45.3%
150−160
−45.3%
Hitman 3 110−120
+49.3%
75−80
−49.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+47.1%
140−150
−47.1%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+49%
100−105
−49%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+46.7%
75−80
−46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 192
+47.7%
130−140
−47.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+46.7%
75−80
−46.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+44%
100−105
−44%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75
+50%
50−55
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 74
+48%
50−55
−48%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+47.1%
70−75
−47.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 77
+54%
50−55
−54%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+50%
70−75
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+44.2%
120−130
−44.2%
Hitman 3 110−120
+49.3%
75−80
−49.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140
+47.4%
95−100
−47.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 174
+45%
120−130
−45%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92
+53.3%
60−65
−53.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 77
+54%
50−55
−54%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+46.7%
75−80
−46.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+46.7%
75−80
−46.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+49.1%
55−60
−49.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+50%
40−45
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+55%
40−45
−55%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+47.2%
180−190
−47.2%
Hitman 3 70−75
+48%
50−55
−48%
Horizon Zero Dawn 114
+42.5%
80−85
−42.5%
Metro Exodus 93
+43.1%
65−70
−43.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 139
+46.3%
95−100
−46.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+45%
60−65
−45%
Watch Dogs: Legion 247
+45.3%
170−180
−45.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+51.7%
60−65
−51.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
Hitman 3 57
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+51.4%
140−150
−51.4%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+50%
50−55
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 77
+54%
50−55
−54%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45
+50%
30−33
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Forza Horizon 4 103
+47.1%
70−75
−47.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 84
+52.7%
55−60
−52.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+45.7%
35−40
−45.7%

This is how RTX 3060 Ti and L40S compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Ti is 45% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Ti is 47% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Ti is 43% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 53.12 37.31
Recency 1 December 2020 13 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 300 Watt

RTX 3060 Ti has a 42.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% lower power consumption.

L40S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the L40S in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a desktop card while L40S is a workstation one.


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