NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D vs NVIDIA L40

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D and NVIDIA L40 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D

NVIDIA L40

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
3.1x more core clock speed: 2280 MHz vs 735 MHz
Around 1% higher boost clock speed: 2520 MHz vs 2490 MHz

Launch date	28 Dec 2023 vs 13 Oct 2022
Core clock speed	2280 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed	2520 MHz vs 2490 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA L40

Around 23% higher texture fill rate: 1,414 GTexel/s vs 1,149 GTexel/s
Around 25% higher pipelines: 18176 vs 14592
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 300 Watt vs 425 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 48 GB vs 24 GB
Around 71% higher memory clock speed: 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1313 MHz, 21 Gbps effective
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 331157 vs 271152

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	1,414 GTexel/s vs 1,149 GTexel/s
Pipelines	18176 vs 14592
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt vs 425 Watt
Maximum memory size	48 GB vs 24 GB
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1313 MHz, 21 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	331157 vs 271152

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D
GPU 2: NVIDIA L40

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

271152

331157

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D	NVIDIA L40
PassMark - G2D Mark	974
PassMark - G3D Mark	35334
Geekbench - OpenCL	271152	331157
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	34361

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D	NVIDIA L40
Essentials
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ada Lovelace
Code name	AD102	AD102
Launch date	28 Dec 2023	13 Oct 2022
Place in performance rating	3	2
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2520 MHz	2490 MHz
Core clock speed	2280 MHz	735 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Pipelines	14592	18176
Pixel fill rate	443.5 GPixel/s	478.1 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	1,149 GTexel/s	1,414 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	425 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	76300 million	76300 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Triple-slot	Dual-slot
Height	61 mm, 2.4 inches
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	304 mm, 12 inches	267 mm, 10.5 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	800 Watt	700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	1x 16-pin
Width	137 mm, 5.4 inches	111 mm, 4.4 inches
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	48 GB
Memory bandwidth	1.01 TB/s	864.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speed	1313 MHz, 21 Gbps effective	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6X	GDDR6