L40S vs Arc A380

Place in the ranking	333	122
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	43.96	no data
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	DG2-128	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	14 June 2022 (2 years ago)	13 October 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	18176
Core clock speed	2000 MHz	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	131.2	1,431
Floating-point processing power	4.198 TFLOPS	91.61 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	192
TMUs	64	568
Tensor Cores	128	568
Ray Tracing Cores	8	142

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	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	222 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1937 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	186.0 GB/s	864.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc A380 16.15

L40S 37.33
+131%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Arc A380 6230

L40S 14397
+131%

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 HD

−124%

110−120
+124%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	61 −130%	140−150 +130%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50 −120%	110−120 +120%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −127%	220−230 +127%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −130%	140−150 +130%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −124%	150−160 +124%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 −124%	170−180 +124%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −113%	350−400 +113%
Hitman 3	60−65 −126%	140−150 +126%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 −127%	300−310 +127%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −128%	230−240 +128%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −127%	170−180 +127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 −123%	230−240 +123%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −130%	260−270 +130%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	72 −122%	160−170 +122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 −130%	85−90 +130%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −127%	220−230 +127%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −130%	140−150 +130%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −124%	150−160 +124%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 −124%	170−180 +124%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −113%	350−400 +113%
Hitman 3	60−65 −126%	140−150 +126%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 −127%	300−310 +127%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −128%	230−240 +128%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −127%	170−180 +127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80 −125%	180−190 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −122%	140−150 +122%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −130%	260−270 +130%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29 −124%	65−70 +124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	31 −126%	70−75 +126%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −130%	140−150 +130%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −124%	150−160 +124%
Forza Horizon 4	57 −128%	130−140 +128%
Hitman 3	60−65 −126%	140−150 +126%
Horizon Zero Dawn	52 −131%	120−130 +131%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 −130%	140−150 +130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	34 −121%	75−80 +121%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 −120%	55−60 +120%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80
−127%

170−180

+127%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −114%	120−130 +114%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −122%	100−105 +122%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −126%	70−75 +126%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −126%	70−75 +126%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −121%	75−80 +121%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −121%	75−80 +121%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −105%	350−400 +105%
Hitman 3	35−40 −122%	80−85 +122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −126%	140−150 +126%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −128%	130−140 +128%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −121%	150−160 +121%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −131%	90−95 +131%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 −119%	350−400 +119%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
−120%

110−120

+120%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −124%	65−70 +124%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −129%	55−60 +129%
Hitman 3	24−27 −129%	55−60 +129%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −101%	300−310 +101%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −129%	80−85 +129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −121%	75−80 +121%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −122%	40−45 +122%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −120%	90−95 +120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −124%	85−90 +124%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−131%

60−65
+131%

This is how Arc A380 and L40S compete in popular games:

L40S is 124% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.15	37.33
Recency	14 June 2022	13 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	300 Watt

Arc A380 has 300% lower power consumption.

L40S, on the other hand, has a 131.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The L40S is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A380 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A380 is a desktop card while L40S is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.