L40S vs T1000

Place in the ranking	280	63
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	27.39	11.29
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU117	AD102
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	6 May 2021 (3 years 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	896	18176
Core clock speed	1065 MHz	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	1395 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	78.12	1,431
Floating-point processing power	2.5 TFLOPS	91.61 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	192
TMUs	56	568
Tensor Cores	no data	568
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	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	4 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 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	4x mini-DisplayPort	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 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	7.5	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.

T1000 19.85

L40S 49.10
+147%

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.

T1000 7632

L40S 18881
+147%

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.

T1000 37645

L40S 345962
+819%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

T1000 35033

L40S 228143
+551%

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 HD

−141%

140−150
+141%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45 −144%	110−120 +144%
Elden Ring	52 −131%	120−130 +131%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −138%	150−160 +138%
Counter-Strike 2	34 −135%	80−85 +135%
Forza Horizon 4	87 −141%	210−220 +141%
Metro Exodus	62 −142%	150−160 +142%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
Valorant	80−85 −138%	190−200 +138%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −138%	150−160 +138%
Counter-Strike 2	28 −132%	65−70 +132%
Dota 2	77 −147%	190−200 +147%
Elden Ring	60−65 −138%	150−160 +138%
Far Cry 5	130 −131%	300−310 +131%
Fortnite	100−110 −138%	250−260 +138%
Forza Horizon 4	69 −146%	170−180 +146%
Grand Theft Auto V	77 −147%	190−200 +147%
Metro Exodus	42 −138%	100−105 +138%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −124%	300−310 +124%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −142%	150−160 +142%
Valorant	80−85 −138%	190−200 +138%
World of Tanks	230−240 −138%	550−600 +138%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −138%	150−160 +138%
Counter-Strike 2	24 −129%	55−60 +129%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −142%	160−170 +142%
Forza Horizon 4	60 −133%	140−150 +133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −124%	300−310 +124%
Valorant	80−85 −138%	190−200 +138%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−35 −142%	75−80 +142%
Elden Ring	30−35 −142%	80−85 +142%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −134%	75−80 +134%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −122%	40−45 +122%
World of Tanks	130−140 −122%	300−310 +122%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −138%	95−100 +138%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −145%	130−140 +145%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −135%	120−130 +135%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −141%	65−70 +141%
Valorant	50−55 −135%	120−130 +135%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Dota 2	30−35 −135%	80−85 +135%
Elden Ring	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −135%	80−85 +135%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −133%	140−150 +133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −135%	80−85 +135%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −125%	45−50 +125%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −131%	60−65 +131%
Fortnite	24−27 −129%	55−60 +129%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −141%	70−75 +141%
Valorant	24−27 −129%	55−60 +129%

This is how T1000 and L40S compete in popular games:

L40S is 141% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.85	49.10
Recency	6 May 2021	13 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	300 Watt

T1000 has 500% lower power consumption.

L40S, on the other hand, has a 147.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The L40S is our recommended choice as it beats the T1000 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.