L40S vs GeForce RTX 2060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 with L40S, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2060
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
36.68

L40S outperforms RTX 2060 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12984
Place by popularity20not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation40.93no data
Power efficiency15.859.98
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU106AD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2019 (5 years ago)13 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores192018176
Core clock speed1365 MHz1110 MHz
Boost clock speed1680 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate201.61,431
Floating-point processing power6.451 TFLOPS91.61 TFLOPS
ROPs48192
TMUs120568
Tensor Cores240568
Ray Tracing Cores30142

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB48 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s864.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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.

RTX 2060 36.68
L40S 43.33
+18.1%

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.

RTX 2060 14150
L40S 16715
+18.1%

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.

RTX 2060 71716
L40S 346576
+383%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

RTX 2060 67519
L40S 228143
+238%

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 HD118
−10.2%
130−140
+10.2%
1440p72
−18.1%
85−90
+18.1%
4K49
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.96no data
1440p4.85no data
4K7.12no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−11.1%
70−75
+11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 92
−8.7%
100−105
+8.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
−13.9%
90−95
+13.9%
Battlefield 5 157
−14.6%
180−190
+14.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 106
−13.2%
120−130
+13.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−11.1%
70−75
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 114
−14%
130−140
+14%
Far Cry New Dawn 128
−17.2%
150−160
+17.2%
Forza Horizon 4 205
−17.1%
240−250
+17.1%
Hitman 3 98
−12.2%
110−120
+12.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 248
−16.9%
290−300
+16.9%
Metro Exodus 144
−18.1%
170−180
+18.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
−10.1%
120−130
+10.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 191
−15.2%
220−230
+15.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 254
−18.1%
300−310
+18.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 131
−14.5%
150−160
+14.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
−17.2%
75−80
+17.2%
Battlefield 5 140
−14.3%
160−170
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 96
−14.6%
110−120
+14.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−11.1%
70−75
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 91
−9.9%
100−105
+9.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 95
−15.8%
110−120
+15.8%
Forza Horizon 4 194
−13.4%
220−230
+13.4%
Hitman 3 96
−14.6%
110−120
+14.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 247
−17.4%
290−300
+17.4%
Metro Exodus 140
−14.3%
160−170
+14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 103
−16.5%
120−130
+16.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
−13.6%
150−160
+13.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 244
−14.8%
280−290
+14.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
−16.1%
65−70
+16.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
−9.1%
60−65
+9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
−12.7%
80−85
+12.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−11.1%
70−75
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 70
−14.3%
80−85
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 105
−14.3%
120−130
+14.3%
Hitman 3 81
−17.3%
95−100
+17.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120
−16.7%
140−150
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
−13.6%
150−160
+13.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
−16.4%
85−90
+16.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 96
−14.6%
110−120
+14.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−14.3%
80−85
+14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−16.1%
65−70
+16.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 51
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−15.4%
240−250
+15.4%
Hitman 3 54
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
−12.4%
100−105
+12.4%
Metro Exodus 76
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−14.9%
100−105
+14.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 236
−14.4%
270−280
+14.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 74
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Hitman 3 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
−15.4%
120−130
+15.4%
Metro Exodus 52
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 28
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 28
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 25
−8%
27−30
+8%
Forza Horizon 4 59
−10.2%
65−70
+10.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 17
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 38
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%

This is how RTX 2060 and L40S compete in popular games:

  • L40S is 10% faster in 1080p
  • L40S is 18% faster in 1440p
  • L40S is 12% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.68 43.33
Recency 7 January 2019 13 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 300 Watt

RTX 2060 has 87.5% lower power consumption.

L40S, on the other hand, has a 18.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The L40S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 is a desktop card while L40S is a workstation one.


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