NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA L40 and NVIDIA RTX 6000 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 L40

NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA L40

Around 4% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 330193 vs 317358

Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	330193 vs 317358

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 24% higher core clock speed: 915 MHz vs 735 MHz
Around 1% higher boost clock speed: 2505 MHz vs 2490 MHz
Around 1% higher texture fill rate: 1,423 GTexel/s vs 1,414 GTexel/s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 5 nm
Around 11% higher memory clock speed: 2500 MHz, 20 Gbps effective vs 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective

Launch date	3 Dec 2022 vs 13 Oct 2022
Core clock speed	915 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed	2505 MHz vs 2490 MHz
Texture fill rate	1,423 GTexel/s vs 1,414 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 5 nm
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz, 20 Gbps effective vs 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA L40
GPU 2: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

330193

317358

Name	NVIDIA L40	NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Geekbench - OpenCL	330193	317358
PassMark - G2D Mark		958
PassMark - G3D Mark		28546

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA L40	NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Essentials
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ada Lovelace
Code name	AD102	AD102
Launch date	13 Oct 2022	3 Dec 2022
Place in performance rating	2	6
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2490 MHz	2505 MHz
Core clock speed	735 MHz	915 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	4 nm
Pipelines	18176	18176
Pixel fill rate	478.1 GPixel/s	481.0 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	1,414 GTexel/s	1,423 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	76300 million	76300 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort 1.4a	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm, 10.5 inches	267 mm, 10.5 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	700 Watt	700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	1x 16-pin
Width	111 mm, 4.4 inches	112 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	48 GB	48 GB
Memory bandwidth	864.0 GB/s	960.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective	2500 MHz, 20 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6