RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation vs L40S

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking123not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD102AD107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date13 October 2022 (1 year ago)26 February 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores181762560
Boost clock speed2520 MHz2025 MHz
Number of transistors76,300 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate1,431162.0

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 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinno data

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 amount48 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed18 GB/s16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth864.0 GB/s192.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 October 2022 26 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 35 Watt

L40S has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 757.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between L40S and RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that L40S is a desktop card while RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA L40S
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