GPU Comparison

NVIDIA
GEFORCE

NVIDIA L40S

CORE STATE AD102
VRAM 48 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2520 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
330,727
N/A
geekbench_vulkan
260,799
282,631
3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
N/A
9,579.5

Analysis: NVIDIA L40S vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell

NVIDIA L40S from NVIDIA and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell by NVIDIA provide almost equal gaming scores in every direct analysis. The frame rate gaps between the cards usually land under testing variance, leaving any a good option. This equivalence makes the decision interesting. Secondary elements get increasingly significant. Availability usually affects the scales.

Based on a technical viewpoint, NVIDIA L40S from NVIDIA and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell by NVIDIA feature similar specs. Video memory configuration, compute processors, and bandwidth speed are closely comparable. This spec equality supports the matched benchmark figures. None of the has a considerable engineering lead. This playing field is balanced.

Finally, builders should pick based on specific requirements rather than pure scores only. Both NVIDIA L40S from NVIDIA and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell by NVIDIA achieve solid gaming throughput for their target tiers. This choice hinges on individual preferences. Any selection is solid. Consumers won't go badly with either.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
L40S
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
1110 MHz
1740 MHz
Boost Clock
2520 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
48 MB
96 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
483.8 GPixel/s
418.4 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
1,431.4 GTexel/s
1,045.9 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
91.61 TFLOPS
66.94 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
1,431.4 GFLOPS (1:64)
1,045.9 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
91.61 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
1x HDMI 2.13x 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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