NVIDIA L40 CNX videocard review

L40 CNX videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 13 Oct 2022. The videocard is based on Ada Lovelace microarchitecture codenamed AD102.

Core clock speed - 1005 MHz. Boost clock speed - 2475 MHz. Texture fill rate - 1,406 GTexel/s. Pipelines - 18176. Manufacturing process technology - 5 nm. Transistors count - 76300 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 300 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR6. Maximum RAM amount - 24 GB. Memory bus width - 384 bit. Memory clock speed - 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective. Memory bandwidth - 864.0 GB/s.

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	Ada Lovelace
Code name	AD102
Launch date	13 Oct 2022
Place in performance rating	not rated
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2475 MHz
Core clock speed	1005 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Pipelines	18176
Pixel fill rate	475.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	1,406 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt
Transistor count	76300 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm, 10.5 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin
Width	111 mm, 4.4 inches
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB
Memory bandwidth	864.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6