GPU Comparison
GEFORCE
NVIDIA L40
CORE STATE
AD102
VRAM
48 GB
CLOCK SPEED
2490 MHz
TDP
300 W
BUS WIDTH
384 bit
ARCHITECTURE
Ada Lovelace
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2022
VS
GEFORCE
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
CORE STATE
GB202
VRAM
96 GB
CLOCK SPEED
2617 MHz
TDP
600 W
BUS WIDTH
512 bit
ARCHITECTURE
Blackwell 2.0
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2025
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
geekbench_opencl
geekbench_vulkan
3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
Analysis: NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
This graphics card comparison between NVIDIA's NVIDIA L40 and the NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell reveals impressively matched results. Both cards trade leads over different games, with not one claiming a consistent superiority. The benchmark numbers demonstrates this finding. None of the card dominates steadily. Those confront a actual dilemma with these options.
Ultimately, users might decide based on specific requirements instead of raw frame rates only. The two NVIDIA's NVIDIA L40 and the NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell deliver strong gaming results for the target categories. The determination rests on specific preferences. Either selection is valid. Consumers couldn't go wrong here.
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
L40
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
Core Specs
Shading Units
18,176
24,064
+32.4%
Shaders
18,176
24,064
+32.4%
TMUs
568
752
+32.4%
ROPs
192
192
0.0%
SM Count
142
188
+32.4%
Clocks
Base Clock
735 MHz
1590 MHz
Boost Clock
2490 MHz
2617 MHz
Memory Clock
2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
1750 MHz
28 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
48 GB
96 GB
VRAM (MB)
49,152
98,304
+100.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR7
Memory Bus
384 bit
512 bit
Bandwidth
864.0 GB/s
1.79 TB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per SM)
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
96 MB
128 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
478.1 GPixel/s
502.5 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
1,414.3 GTexel/s
1,968.0 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
90.52 TFLOPS
126.0 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
1,414.3 GFLOPS (1:64)
1.968 TFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
90.52 TFLOPS (1:1)
126.0 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
142
188
+32.4%
Tensor Cores
568
752
+32.4%
Power
TDP
300 W
600 W
TDP (W)
300
600
+100.0%
Suggested PSU
700 W
1000 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
304 mm
12 inches
Height
111 mm
4.4 inches
137 mm
5.4 inches
Outputs
4x DisplayPort 1.4a
4x DisplayPort 2.1b
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 5.0 x16
Other
Launch Price
—
8,565 USD
Production
End-of-life
Active
Predecessor
Server Ampere
Workstation Ada
Successor
Server Hopper
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