L40S vs GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4070 Ti with L40S, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4070 Ti
2023
12 GB GDDR6X, 285 Watt
82.58
+68.6%

RTX 4070 Ti outperforms L40S by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking665
Place by popularity95not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation48.90no data
Power efficiency19.8611.19
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD104AD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)13 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 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 cores768018176
Core clock speed2310 MHz1110 MHz
Boost clock speed2610 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)285 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate626.41,431
Floating-point processing power40.09 TFLOPS91.61 TFLOPS
ROPs80192
TMUs240568
Tensor Cores240568
Ray Tracing Cores60142

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length285 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB48 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1313 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth504.2 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 Model6.76.7
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 4070 Ti 82.58
+68.6%
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 4070 Ti 31826
+68.6%
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 HD232
+78.5%
130−140
−78.5%
1440p152
+68.9%
90−95
−68.9%
4K96
+74.5%
55−60
−74.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.44no data
1440p5.26no data
4K8.32no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 236
+68.6%
140−150
−68.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 160−170
+76.8%
95−100
−76.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+70%
90−95
−70%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+74.3%
140−150
−74.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+71.4%
70−75
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 218
+81.7%
120−130
−81.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+68.6%
70−75
−68.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+82.7%
110−120
−82.7%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+69.3%
150−160
−69.3%
Hitman 3 120−130
+72%
75−80
−72%
Horizon Zero Dawn 290−300
+71.8%
170−180
−71.8%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+72.2%
90−95
−72.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+77.1%
70−75
−77.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 350−400
+72.4%
210−220
−72.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+71.1%
90−95
−71.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 160−170
+76.8%
95−100
−76.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+70%
90−95
−70%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+74.3%
140−150
−74.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+71.4%
70−75
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 185
+85%
100−105
−85%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+68.6%
70−75
−68.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+82.7%
110−120
−82.7%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+69.3%
150−160
−69.3%
Hitman 3 120−130
+72%
75−80
−72%
Horizon Zero Dawn 290−300
+71.8%
170−180
−71.8%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+72.2%
90−95
−72.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+77.1%
70−75
−77.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 473
+68.9%
280−290
−68.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180−190
+84%
100−105
−84%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+71.1%
90−95
−71.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 160−170
+76.8%
95−100
−76.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+70%
90−95
−70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+71.4%
70−75
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 167
+75.8%
95−100
−75.8%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+68.6%
70−75
−68.6%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+69.3%
150−160
−69.3%
Hitman 3 120−130
+72%
75−80
−72%
Horizon Zero Dawn 351
+75.5%
200−210
−75.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 410
+70.8%
240−250
−70.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 222
+70.8%
130−140
−70.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 152
+68.9%
90−95
−68.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+77.1%
70−75
−77.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+74.7%
95−100
−74.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+72.3%
65−70
−72.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−105
+81.8%
55−60
−81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 110−120
+69.2%
65−70
−69.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+82.2%
45−50
−82.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 105
+75%
60−65
−75%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+86.7%
45−50
−86.7%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+69.4%
160−170
−69.4%
Hitman 3 120−130
+72.9%
70−75
−72.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 273
+70.6%
160−170
−70.6%
Metro Exodus 148
+74.1%
85−90
−74.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 280
+75%
160−170
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+74.4%
90−95
−74.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+71.4%
140−150
−71.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+80%
70−75
−80%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+76%
50−55
−76%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+72.5%
40−45
−72.5%
Hitman 3 75−80
+68.9%
45−50
−68.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+73.8%
130−140
−73.8%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+76.3%
80−85
−76.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 149
+75.3%
85−90
−75.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+80%
40−45
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+75%
40−45
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+77.8%
27−30
−77.8%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+74.7%
95−100
−74.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140
+75%
80−85
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 68
+70%
40−45
−70%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+81.8%
55−60
−81.8%

This is how RTX 4070 Ti and L40S compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Ti is 78% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Ti is 69% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Ti is 75% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 82.58 48.99
Recency 3 January 2023 13 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 285 Watt 300 Watt

RTX 4070 Ti has a 68.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 5.3% lower power consumption.

L40S, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the L40S in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is a desktop card while L40S is a workstation one.


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