L4 vs TITAN RTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared TITAN RTX with L4, including specs and performance data.

TITAN RTX
2018
24 GB GDDR6, 280 Watt
48.89
+63.7%

TITAN RTX 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 ranking64189
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.10no data
Power efficiency12.1428.84
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU102AD104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date18 December 2018 (5 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores46087424
Core clock speed1350 MHz795 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors18,600 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt72 Watt
Texture fill rate509.8489.6
Floating-point processing power16.31 TFLOPS30.29 TFLOPS
ROPs9680
TMUs288240
Tensor Cores576240
Ray Tracing Cores7260

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm169 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone

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 amount24 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth672.0 GB/s300.1 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, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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.

TITAN RTX 48.89
+63.7%
L4 29.86

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.

TITAN RTX 18858
+63.7%
L4 11518

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.

TITAN RTX 148088
+5.4%
L4 140538

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.

TITAN RTX 123937
+7.8%
L4 114982

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 HD161
+69.5%
95−100
−69.5%
1440p101
+68.3%
60−65
−68.3%
4K72
+80%
40−45
−80%

Cost per frame, $

1080p15.52no data
1440p24.74no data
4K34.71no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 79
+75.6%
45−50
−75.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+73.3%
60−65
−73.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 104
+73.3%
60−65
−73.3%
Battlefield 5 209
+74.2%
120−130
−74.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 143
+68.2%
85−90
−68.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+75.6%
45−50
−75.6%
Far Cry 5 127
+69.3%
75−80
−69.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 201
+67.5%
120−130
−67.5%
Forza Horizon 4 281
+65.3%
170−180
−65.3%
Hitman 3 117
+67.1%
70−75
−67.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 348
+65.7%
210−220
−65.7%
Metro Exodus 144
+69.4%
85−90
−69.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 127
+69.3%
75−80
−69.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 206
+71.7%
120−130
−71.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 215
+65.4%
130−140
−65.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 186
+69.1%
110−120
−69.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88
+76%
50−55
−76%
Battlefield 5 203
+69.2%
120−130
−69.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 131
+63.8%
80−85
−63.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+75.6%
45−50
−75.6%
Far Cry 5 101
+68.3%
60−65
−68.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 154
+71.1%
90−95
−71.1%
Forza Horizon 4 254
+69.3%
150−160
−69.3%
Hitman 3 116
+65.7%
70−75
−65.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 336
+68%
200−210
−68%
Metro Exodus 144
+69.4%
85−90
−69.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110
+69.2%
65−70
−69.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 286
+68.2%
170−180
−68.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+68.3%
60−65
−68.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 204
+70%
120−130
−70%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 79
+75.6%
45−50
−75.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80
+77.8%
45−50
−77.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 102
+70%
60−65
−70%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+73.3%
45−50
−73.3%
Far Cry 5 79
+75.6%
45−50
−75.6%
Forza Horizon 4 175
+75%
100−105
−75%
Hitman 3 111
+70.8%
65−70
−70.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 218
+67.7%
130−140
−67.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 242
+72.9%
140−150
−72.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
+73.8%
80−85
−73.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 86
+72%
50−55
−72%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 123
+64%
75−80
−64%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+78.2%
55−60
−78.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+66.7%
45−50
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+65%
40−45
−65%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 79
+75.6%
45−50
−75.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+65%
40−45
−65%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+90%
30−33
−90%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+70%
150−160
−70%
Hitman 3 100
+66.7%
60−65
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 168
+68%
100−105
−68%
Metro Exodus 114
+75.4%
65−70
−75.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 183
+66.4%
110−120
−66.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+71.1%
45−50
−71.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 205
+70.8%
120−130
−70.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 119
+70%
70−75
−70%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 88
+76%
50−55
−76%
Far Cry New Dawn 67
+67.5%
40−45
−67.5%
Hitman 3 48
+77.8%
27−30
−77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150
+66.7%
90−95
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 121
+72.9%
70−75
−72.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+71.7%
60−65
−71.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 43
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 49
+81.5%
27−30
−81.5%
Forza Horizon 4 114
+75.4%
65−70
−75.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 109
+67.7%
65−70
−67.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 43
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+64.4%
45−50
−64.4%

This is how TITAN RTX and L4 compete in popular games:

  • TITAN RTX is 69% faster in 1080p
  • TITAN RTX is 68% faster in 1440p
  • TITAN RTX is 80% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.89 29.86
Recency 18 December 2018 21 March 2023
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 72 Watt

TITAN RTX has a 63.7% higher aggregate performance score.

L4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 288.9% lower power consumption.

The TITAN RTX is our recommended choice as it beats the L4 in performance tests.

Be aware that TITAN RTX is a desktop card while L4 is a workstation one.


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