L40G vs Tegra K1
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GK20A | AD102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | no data | 13 October 2022 (3 years 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 cores | 192 | 18176 |
| Core clock speed | 756 MHz | 1005 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 951 MHz | 2475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.608 | 1,406 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3652 TFLOPS | 89.97 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 192 |
| TMUs | 8 | 568 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 568 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 142 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 17.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 48 MB |
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).
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | IGP | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
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 type | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 864.0 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | ES 3.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 300 Watt |
Tegra K1 has 3650% lower power consumption.
L40G, on the other hand, has a 600% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Tegra K1 and L40G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tegra K1 is a desktop graphics card while L40G is a workstation one.
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