Graphics 2 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU vs L40S

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1 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU 2 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU 2 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU 2-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) 3-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU 4-Core iGPU (Arc) 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) 4-Core iGPU (Meteor / Arrow Lake) 4-Cores iGPU (Arc)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared L40S with Graphics 2 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU, including specs and performance data.

L40S
2022
48 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
50.64
+730%

L40S outperforms Graphics 2 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU by a whopping 730% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking68643
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.06no data
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Xe3 (2026)
GPU code nameAD102Wildcat Lake
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 October 2022 (3 years ago)1 May 2026 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1817616
Core clock speed1110 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2520 MHz2600 MHz
Number of transistors76,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)300 Wattno data
Texture fill rate1,431no data
Floating-point processing power91.61 TFLOPSno data
ROPs192no data
TMUs568no data
Tensor Cores568no data
Ray Tracing Cores142no data
L1 Cache17.8 MBno data
L2 Cache48 MBno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount48 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth864.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+
Resizable BAR+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4ano data
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.9-
DLSS+-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD180−190
+718%
22
−718%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Palworld 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Palworld 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
+0%
19
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Palworld 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Palworld 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Palworld 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Palworld 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how L40S and Graphics 2 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU compete in popular games:

  • L40S is 718% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 57 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 50.64 6.10
Recency 13 October 2022 1 May 2026

L40S has a 730% higher aggregate performance score.

Graphics 2 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.

The L40S is our recommended choice as it beats the Graphics 2 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU in performance tests.

Be aware that L40S is a workstation graphics card while Graphics 2 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU is a notebook one.

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