L40S vs GeForce RTX 4060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4060 with L40S, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4060
2023
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
51.51
+5.1%

RTX 4060 outperforms L40S by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5165
Place by popularity2not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation100.00no data
Power efficiency30.6911.19
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD107AD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date18 May 2023 (1 year ago)13 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 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 cores307218176
Core clock speed1830 MHz1110 MHz
Boost clock speed2460 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors18,900 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate236.21,431
Floating-point processing power15.11 TFLOPS91.61 TFLOPS
ROPs48192
TMUs96568
Tensor Cores96568
Ray Tracing Cores24142

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 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length240 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-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 amount8 GB48 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2125 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth272.0 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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.9

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 4060 51.51
+5.1%
L40S 48.99

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 4060 19852
+5.1%
L40S 18881

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 HD145
+11.5%
130−140
−11.5%
1440p77
+10%
70−75
−10%
4K44
+10%
40−45
−10%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.06no data
1440p3.88no data
4K6.80no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 139
+6.9%
130−140
−6.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+6%
100−105
−6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+10%
80−85
−10%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+8%
150−160
−8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+10%
90−95
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+7%
100−105
−7%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+7.4%
95−100
−7.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+11.8%
110−120
−11.8%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+7%
200−210
−7%
Hitman 3 100−110
+8%
100−105
−8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+10.6%
180−190
−10.6%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+13.1%
130−140
−13.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+7%
100−105
−7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190−200
+9.4%
180−190
−9.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+9.2%
130−140
−9.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+6%
100−105
−6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+10%
80−85
−10%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+8%
150−160
−8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+10%
90−95
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+5.9%
85−90
−5.9%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+7.4%
95−100
−7.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+11.8%
110−120
−11.8%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+7%
200−210
−7%
Hitman 3 100−110
+8%
100−105
−8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+10.6%
180−190
−10.6%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+13.1%
130−140
−13.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+7%
100−105
−7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 217
+8.5%
200−210
−8.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+10.5%
95−100
−10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+9.2%
130−140
−9.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+6%
100−105
−6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+10%
80−85
−10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+10%
90−95
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+6.7%
75−80
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+7.4%
95−100
−7.4%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+7%
200−210
−7%
Hitman 3 100−110
+8%
100−105
−8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+10.6%
180−190
−10.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190
+5.6%
180−190
−5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 112
+12%
100−105
−12%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+9.2%
130−140
−9.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+7%
100−105
−7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+9.5%
95−100
−9.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+11.4%
70−75
−11.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+14%
50−55
−14%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+9.1%
55−60
−9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+9.1%
55−60
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+7.3%
55−60
−7.3%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+8.3%
240−250
−8.3%
Hitman 3 70−75
+7.7%
65−70
−7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+6.4%
110−120
−6.4%
Metro Exodus 111
+11%
100−105
−11%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+7.5%
120−130
−7.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+8%
75−80
−8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210−220
+9.5%
200−210
−9.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+10%
80−85
−10%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+8%
50−55
−8%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Hitman 3 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+9.5%
190−200
−9.5%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+7.7%
65−70
−7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+13.3%
60−65
−13.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+5.7%
70−75
−5.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
+7.7%
65−70
−7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%

This is how RTX 4060 and L40S compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 is 12% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 is 10% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 is 10% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 51.51 48.99
Recency 18 May 2023 13 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 48 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 300 Watt

RTX 4060 has a 5.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 160.9% lower power consumption.

L40S, on the other hand, has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 4060 and L40S.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4060 is a desktop card while L40S is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
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