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
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell

CORE STATE GB202
VRAM 48 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2377 MHz
TDP 300 W
BUS WIDTH 384 bit
ARCHITECTURE Blackwell 2.0
nm
PROCESS 5 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_opencl
330,926
N/A
geekbench_vulkan
237,295
282,631
3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
N/A
9,579.5

Analysis: NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell

the NVIDIA L40 and GeForce NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell offer almost matching benchmark performance in the comparative comparison. Any score variations between these two generally sit below 5-10%, leaving any a valid option. This parity positions the determination multifaceted. Additional factors become increasingly significant. Value typically tips the choice.

Gaming performance also indicate matched scores between the NVIDIA L40 and GeForce NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell. FPS deltas typically fall within single digits. Such slight deltas are hardly noticeable during practical gameplay. The two GPUs provide capable frame rates. Players should pick safely between both cards.

Looking at a hardware standpoint, the NVIDIA L40 and GeForce NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell feature matching specifications. Video memory configuration, compute units, and interface width are nearly aligned. The hardware balance accounts for the matched benchmark results. No maintains a significant engineering edge. This comparison is fair.

Finally, users might choose based on price as opposed to benchmark scores exclusively. Both the NVIDIA L40 and GeForce NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell provide strong visual capability for the respective price points. This determination hinges on particular priorities. Both selection is valid. Users couldn't go badly with these options.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
L40
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell
Core Specs
Shading Units
18,176
14,080 -22.5%
Shaders
18,176
14,080 -22.5%
TMUs
568
440 -22.5%
ROPs
192
176 -8.3%
SM Count
142
110 -22.5%
Clocks
Base Clock
735 MHz
1740 MHz
Boost Clock
2490 MHz
2377 MHz
Memory Clock
2250 MHz 18 Gbps effective
1750 MHz 28 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
48 GB
48 GB
VRAM (MB)
49,152
49,152 0.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR7
Memory Bus
384 bit
384 bit
Bandwidth
864.0 GB/s
1.34 TB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per SM)
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
96 MB
96 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
478.1 GPixel/s
418.4 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
1,414.3 GTexel/s
1,045.9 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
90.52 TFLOPS
66.94 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
1,414.3 GFLOPS (1:64)
1,045.9 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
90.52 TFLOPS (1:1)
66.94 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
142
110 -22.5%
Tensor Cores
568
440 -22.5%
Power
TDP
300 W
300 W
TDP (W)
300
300 0.0%
Suggested PSU
700 W
700 W
Power Connectors
1x 16-pin
1x 16-pin
Architecture
Architecture
Ada Lovelace
Blackwell 2.0
GPU Name
AD102
GB202
Generation
Server Ada (Lxx)
Blackwell PRO W (x000)
Process Size
5 nm
5 nm
Transistors
76,300 million
92,200 million
Die Size
609 mm²
750 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Density
125.3M / mm²
122.9M / 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
12.0
Shader Model
6.8
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Dual-slot
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
267 mm 10.5 inches
Height
111 mm 4.4 inches
111 mm 4.4 inches
Outputs
4x DisplayPort 1.4a
4x DisplayPort 2.1b
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 5.0 x16
Other
Production
End-of-life
Active
Predecessor
Server Ampere
Workstation Ada
Successor
Server Hopper
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