NVIDIA L4 vs NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA L4 and NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation 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: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

NVIDIA L4

NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA L4

Around 23% higher boost clock speed: 2040 MHz vs 1665 MHz
Around 27% higher texture fill rate: 489.6 GTexel/s vs 386.3 GTexel/s
Around 3% higher pipelines: 7680 vs 7424
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 72 Watt vs 110 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 12 GB

Boost clock speed	2040 MHz vs 1665 MHz
Texture fill rate	489.6 GTexel/s vs 386.3 GTexel/s
Pipelines	7680 vs 7424
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	72 Watt vs 110 Watt
Maximum memory size	24 GB vs 12 GB

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation

Around 62% higher core clock speed: 1290 MHz vs 795 MHz
Around 44% higher memory clock speed: 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1563 MHz, 12.5 Gbps effective
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 145628 vs 140765
3.7x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 731 vs 196
3.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 22529 vs 6006

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1290 MHz vs 795 MHz
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1563 MHz, 12.5 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	145628 vs 140765
PassMark - G2D Mark	731 vs 196
PassMark - G3D Mark	22529 vs 6006

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA L4
GPU 2: NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

140765

145628

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

196

731

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6006

22529

Name	NVIDIA L4	NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
Geekbench - OpenCL	140765	145628
PassMark - G2D Mark	196	731
PassMark - G3D Mark	6006	22529

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA L4	NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
Essentials
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ada Lovelace
Code name	AD104	AD104
Place in performance rating	233	45
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2040 MHz	1665 MHz
Core clock speed	795 MHz	1290 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Pipelines	7680	7424
Pixel fill rate	163.2 GPixel/s	133.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	489.6 GTexel/s	386.3 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	72 Watt	110 Watt
Transistor count	35800 million	35800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Portable Device Dependent
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Single-slot	IGP
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	169 mm, 6.7 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	250 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	None
Width	56 mm, 2.2 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	12 GB
Memory bandwidth	300.1 GB/s	432.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	192 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speed	1563 MHz, 12.5 Gbps effective	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6