L40S vs GeForce GT 230M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 230M with L40S, including specs and performance data.
L40S outperforms 230M by a whopping 8934% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1285 | 79 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.77 | 12.27 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | AD102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 June 2009 (16 years ago) | 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 18176 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1110 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.000 | 1,431 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1056 TFLOPS | 91.61 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 158 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 192 |
| TMUs | 16 | 568 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 568 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 142 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 17.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | Up to 1 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 600 (DDR2), Up to 800 (GDDR3), Up to 1066 (GDDR3) MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 (DDR2), 25 (DDR3) | 864.0 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | Dual Link DVIVGADisplayPortHDMISingle Link DVI | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | HDA | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8900%
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90−95
+8900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−8900%
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450−500
+8900%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−8650%
|
350−400
+8650%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−8900%
|
450−500
+8900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−8650%
|
700−750
+8650%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−8829%
|
2500−2550
+8829%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 16−18
−8724%
|
1500−1550
+8724%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−8536%
|
950−1000
+8536%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−8650%
|
350−400
+8650%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−8900%
|
450−500
+8900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−8650%
|
700−750
+8650%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−8900%
|
450−500
+8900%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−8829%
|
2500−2550
+8829%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−8536%
|
950−1000
+8536%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−8650%
|
350−400
+8650%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−8900%
|
450−500
+8900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−8650%
|
700−750
+8650%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−8900%
|
450−500
+8900%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−8829%
|
2500−2550
+8829%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−8900%
|
270−280
+8900%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 2−3
−8900%
|
180−190
+8900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−8233%
|
500−550
+8233%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−8900%
|
180−190
+8900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−8829%
|
1250−1300
+8829%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−8900%
|
270−280
+8900%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−8900%
|
180−190
+8900%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−8900%
|
180−190
+8900%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.53 | 47.88 |
| Recency | 15 June 2009 | 13 October 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 300 Watt |
GT 230M has 1204.3% lower power consumption.
L40S, on the other hand, has a 8934% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The L40S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 230M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 230M is a notebook graphics card while L40S is a workstation one.
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