L40S vs L4
Aggregate performance score
We've compared L4 and L40S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
L40S outperforms L4 by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 190 | 65 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 28.46 | 11.19 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | AD104 | AD102 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 21 March 2023 (1 year ago) | 13 October 2022 (2 years ago) |
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 cores | 7424 | 18176 |
| Core clock speed | 795 MHz | 1110 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2040 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 35,800 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 72 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 489.6 | 1,431 |
| Floating-point processing power | 30.29 TFLOPS | 91.61 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 80 | 192 |
| TMUs | 240 | 568 |
| Tensor Cores | 240 | 568 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 60 | 142 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 169 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1563 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 300.1 GB/s | 864.0 GB/s |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | 8.9 |
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.
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 29.90 | 49.01 |
| Recency | 21 March 2023 | 13 October 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 48 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 72 Watt | 300 Watt |
L4 has an age advantage of 5 months, and 316.7% lower power consumption.
L40S, on the other hand, has a 63.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The L40S is our recommended choice as it beats the L4 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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