L40S vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile with L40S, including specs and performance data.
L40S outperforms RTX 2070 Super Mobile by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 135 | 67 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 21.91 | 11.28 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | TU104B | AD102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 2 April 2020 (4 years ago) | 13 October 2022 (2 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 | 2560 | 18176 |
| Core clock speed | 1140 MHz | 1110 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1380 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 220.8 | 1,431 |
| Floating-point processing power | 7.066 TFLOPS | 91.61 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 192 |
| TMUs | 160 | 568 |
| Tensor Cores | 320 | 568 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 40 | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 864.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x 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 and SDK 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 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.140 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.9 |
| DLSS | + | + |
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 | 119
−26.1%
| 150−160
+26.1%
|
| 1440p | 75
−33.3%
| 100−110
+33.3%
|
| 4K | 45
−33.3%
| 60−65
+33.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−33.3%
|
100−105
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
−29.9%
|
100−105
+29.9%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 99
−31.3%
|
130−140
+31.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−33.3%
|
100−105
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
−29.9%
|
100−105
+29.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
−31.4%
|
230−240
+31.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 90−95
−27.7%
|
120−130
+27.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 111
−26.1%
|
140−150
+26.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 119
−26.1%
|
150−160
+26.1%
|
| Valorant | 172
−33.7%
|
230−240
+33.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−105
−30%
|
130−140
+30%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−33.3%
|
100−105
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
−29.9%
|
100−105
+29.9%
|
| Dota 2 | 129
−31.8%
|
170−180
+31.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 84
−31%
|
110−120
+31%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
−28.8%
|
210−220
+28.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
−31.4%
|
230−240
+31.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 90−95
−27.7%
|
120−130
+27.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 129
−31.8%
|
170−180
+31.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85
−29.4%
|
110−120
+29.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 190−200
−33.3%
|
260−270
+33.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 60
−33.3%
|
80−85
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 120−130
−32.8%
|
170−180
+32.8%
|
| Valorant | 113
−32.7%
|
150−160
+32.7%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
−25.4%
|
350−400
+25.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 83
−32.5%
|
110−120
+32.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−33.3%
|
100−105
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
−29.9%
|
100−105
+29.9%
|
| Dota 2 | 124
−29%
|
160−170
+29%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 90−95
−27.7%
|
120−130
+27.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
−31.4%
|
230−240
+31.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 90−95
−27.7%
|
120−130
+27.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 190−200
−33.3%
|
260−270
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 163
−28.8%
|
210−220
+28.8%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 65−70
−34.3%
|
90−95
+34.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
−34.3%
|
90−95
+34.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
−31.4%
|
230−240
+31.4%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 38
−31.6%
|
50−55
+31.6%
|
| World of Tanks | 230−240
−28.8%
|
300−310
+28.8%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 79
−26.6%
|
100−105
+26.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−20%
|
30−33
+20%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−25%
|
45−50
+25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
−28.2%
|
150−160
+28.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−25%
|
130−140
+25%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65
−33.3%
|
80−85
+33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 89
−23.6%
|
110−120
+23.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
−29%
|
80−85
+29%
|
| Valorant | 118
−27.1%
|
150−160
+27.1%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
−28.6%
|
90−95
+28.6%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
−28.6%
|
90−95
+28.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 32
−25%
|
40−45
+25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
−28.2%
|
150−160
+28.2%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 25
−20%
|
30−33
+20%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70−75
−28.6%
|
90−95
+28.6%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 46
−30.4%
|
60−65
+30.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
−28.6%
|
90−95
+28.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
−32.1%
|
70−75
+32.1%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
−30%
|
65−70
+30%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−33.3%
|
80−85
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
−32.4%
|
45−50
+32.4%
|
| Valorant | 62
−29%
|
80−85
+29%
|
This is how RTX 2070 Super Mobile and L40S compete in popular games:
- L40S is 26% faster in 1080p
- L40S is 33% faster in 1440p
- L40S is 33% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.10 | 47.15 |
| Recency | 2 April 2020 | 13 October 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 300 Watt |
RTX 2070 Super Mobile has 160.9% lower power consumption.
L40S, on the other hand, has a 34.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.
The L40S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile is a notebook card while L40S is a workstation one.
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