GPU Comparison

NVIDIA
GEFORCE

NVIDIA L40

CORE STATE AD102
VRAM 48 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2490 MHz
TDP 300 W
BUS WIDTH 384 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ada Lovelace
nm
PROCESS 5 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2022
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NVIDIA
GEFORCE

RTX A2000 12 GB

CORE STATE GA106
VRAM 12 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1200 MHz
TDP 70 W
BUS WIDTH 192 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 8 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2021

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_opencl
330,926
66,876
geekbench_vulkan
237,295
N/A
3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
N/A
1,309

Analysis: NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB

Looking at the test numbers for NVIDIA NVIDIA L40 and NVIDIA's NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB, a clear picture appears. NVIDIA NVIDIA L40 steadily provides stronger scores in the testing. The rendering superiority spans from substantial to remarkable depending on the individual scenario. This consistency testifies to inherent design improvements. Buyers prioritizing visual power might take note.

When users facing a investment choice, NVIDIA NVIDIA L40 appears as the preferred choice. The consistent frame rate lead over NVIDIA's NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB renders it the better purchase for demanding users. Consider your specific requirements, but the benchmarks directs toward NVIDIA NVIDIA L40. Base an wise selection. This frame rate gap is real and meaningful.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
L40
RTX A2000 12 GB
Core Specs
Shading Units
18,176
3,328 -81.7%
Shaders
18,176
3,328 -81.7%
TMUs
568
104 -81.7%
ROPs
192
48 -75.0%
SM Count
142
26 -81.7%
Clocks
Base Clock
735 MHz
562 MHz
Boost Clock
2490 MHz
1200 MHz
Memory Clock
2250 MHz 18 Gbps effective
1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
48 GB
12 GB
VRAM (MB)
49,152
12,288 -75.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Bus
384 bit
192 bit
Bandwidth
864.0 GB/s
288.0 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per SM)
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
96 MB
3 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
478.1 GPixel/s
57.60 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
1,414.3 GTexel/s
124.8 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
90.52 TFLOPS
7.987 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
1,414.3 GFLOPS (1:64)
124.8 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
90.52 TFLOPS (1:1)
7.987 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
142
26 -81.7%
Tensor Cores
568
104 -81.7%
Power
TDP
300 W
70 W
TDP (W)
300
70 -76.7%
Suggested PSU
700 W
250 W
Power Connectors
1x 16-pin
None
Architecture
Architecture
Ada Lovelace
Ampere
GPU Name
AD102
GA106
Generation
Server Ada (Lxx)
Workstation Ampere (Ax000)
Process Size
5 nm
8 nm
Transistors
76,300 million
12,000 million
Die Size
609 mm²
276 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Samsung
Density
125.3M / mm²
43.5M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
1.4
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
CUDA
8.9
8.6
Shader Model
6.8
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Dual-slot
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
167 mm 6.6 inches
Height
111 mm 4.4 inches
69 mm 2.7 inches
Outputs
4x DisplayPort 1.4a
4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Other
Launch Price
449 USD
Production
End-of-life
End-of-life
Predecessor
Server Ampere
Quadro Turing
Successor
Server Hopper
Workstation Ada
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