L40S vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Place in the ranking	768	79
Place by popularity	88	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.69	no data
Power efficiency	2.47	12.28
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GF116	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	15 March 2011 (14 years ago)	13 October 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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	192	18176
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	300 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	28.80	1,431
Floating-point processing power	0.6912 TFLOPS	91.61 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	192
TMUs	32	568
Tensor Cores	no data	568
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	142
L1 Cache	256 KB	17.8 MB
L2 Cache	384 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).

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	210 mm	267 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 16-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4.1 GB/s	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	98.4 GB/s	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	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

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	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.2	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.

GTX 550 Ti 3.72

L40S 47.88
+1187%

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.

GTX 550 Ti 1557
Samples: 8401

L40S 20022
+1186%

Samples: 7

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 550 Ti 5727

L40S 337626
+5795%

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:

900p	38 −1084%	450−500 +1084%
Full HD	37 −1116%	450−500 +1116%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.03

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1186%	180−190 +1186%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Hogwarts Legacy	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	14−16 −1186%	180−190 +1186%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1186%	180−190 +1186%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −1173%	140−150 +1173%
Fortnite	21−24 −1186%	270−280 +1186%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1178%	230−240 +1178%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Hogwarts Legacy	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −1150%	200−210 +1150%
Valorant	50−55 −1126%	650−700 +1126%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	14−16 −1186%	180−190 +1186%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1186%	180−190 +1186%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	65−70 −1150%	850−900 +1150%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Dota 2	30−35 −1076%	400−450 +1076%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −1173%	140−150 +1173%
Fortnite	21−24 −1186%	270−280 +1186%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1178%	230−240 +1178%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 −1173%	140−150 +1173%
Hogwarts Legacy	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −1150%	200−210 +1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −1173%	140−150 +1173%
Valorant	50−55 −1126%	650−700 +1126%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	14−16 −1186%	180−190 +1186%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Dota 2	30−35 −1076%	400−450 +1076%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −1173%	140−150 +1173%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1178%	230−240 +1178%
Hogwarts Legacy	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −1150%	200−210 +1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −1173%	140−150 +1173%
Valorant	50−55 −1126%	650−700 +1126%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

21−24

−1186%

270−280
+1186%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	27−30 −1150%	350−400 +1150%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −1029%	350−400 +1029%
Valorant	35−40 −1084%	450−500 +1084%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Hogwarts Legacy	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

7−8

−1186%

90−95
+1186%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1167%	190−200 +1167%
Valorant	18−20 −1178%	230−240 +1178%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Dota 2	12−14 −1150%	150−160 +1150%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

4−5

−1150%

50−55
+1150%

This is how GTX 550 Ti and L40S compete in popular games:

L40S is 1084% faster in 900p
L40S is 1116% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.72	47.88
Recency	15 March 2011	13 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	300 Watt

GTX 550 Ti has 158.6% lower power consumption.

L40S, on the other hand, has a 1187.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The L40S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop graphics card while L40S is a workstation one.