L40S vs GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Place in the ranking	5	63
Place by popularity	91	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	48.93	no data
Power efficiency	20.00	11.29
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	AD104	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	3 January 2023 (2 years 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 cores	7680	18176
Core clock speed	2310 MHz	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	2610 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	35,800 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	285 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	626.4	1,431
Floating-point processing power	40.09 TFLOPS	91.61 TFLOPS
ROPs	80	192
TMUs	240	568
Tensor Cores	240	568
Ray Tracing Cores	60	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	285 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1313 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	504.2 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API 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	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	8.9

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 82.62
+68.3%

L40S 49.10

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 31770
+68.3%

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 HD	231 +77.7%	130−140 −77.7%
1440p	150 +76.5%	85−90 −76.5%
4K	96 +74.5%	55−60 −74.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.46	no data
1440p	5.33	no data
4K	8.32	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	190−200 +74.5%	110−120 −74.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	236 +68.6%	140−150 −68.6%
Elden Ring	269 +79.3%	150−160 −79.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +80%	65−70 −80%
Counter-Strike 2	190−200 +74.5%	110−120 −74.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	109 +81.7%	60−65 −81.7%
Forza Horizon 4	575 +91.7%	300−310 −91.7%
Metro Exodus	173 +73%	100−105 −73%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +72.2%	90−95 −72.2%
Valorant	450−500 +70%	290−300 −70%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +80%	65−70 −80%
Counter-Strike 2	190−200 +74.5%	110−120 −74.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	93 +69.1%	55−60 −69.1%
Dota 2	205 +70.8%	120−130 −70.8%
Elden Ring	300−350 +72.6%	190−200 −72.6%
Far Cry 5	152 +68.9%	90−95 −68.9%
Fortnite	300−350 +71.1%	180−190 −71.1%
Forza Horizon 4	473 +68.9%	280−290 −68.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	178 +78%	100−105 −78%
Metro Exodus	163 +71.6%	95−100 −71.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +79.2%	120−130 −79.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +72.2%	90−95 −72.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +74%	100−105 −74%
Valorant	450−500 +70%	290−300 −70%
World of Tanks	270−280 +74.4%	160−170 −74.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +80%	65−70 −80%
Counter-Strike 2	190−200 +74.5%	110−120 −74.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	83 +84.4%	45−50 −84.4%
Dota 2	243 +73.6%	140−150 −73.6%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +74.4%	90−95 −74.4%
Forza Horizon 4	410 +70.8%	240−250 −70.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +79.2%	120−130 −79.2%
Valorant	450−500 +70%	290−300 −70%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	156 +73.3%	90−95 −73.3%
Elden Ring	240−250 +71.4%	140−150 −71.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	156 +73.3%	90−95 −73.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +75%	100−105 −75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +69.1%	55−60 −69.1%
World of Tanks	500−550 +72%	300−310 −72%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +74%	50−55 −74%
Counter-Strike 2	110−120 +68.6%	70−75 −68.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 +76.7%	30−33 −76.7%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +68.4%	95−100 −68.4%
Forza Horizon 4	280 +75%	160−170 −75%
Metro Exodus	148 +74.1%	85−90 −74.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	190−200 +78.2%	110−120 −78.2%
Valorant	400−450 +70%	240−250 −70%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	110−120 +70.8%	65−70 −70.8%
Dota 2	172 +72%	100−105 −72%
Elden Ring	130−140 +78.7%	75−80 −78.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	172 +72%	100−105 −72%
Metro Exodus	84 +86.7%	45−50 −86.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +74.2%	120−130 −74.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +82.9%	35−40 −82.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	172 +72%	100−105 −72%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +82%	50−55 −82%
Counter-Strike 2	110−120 +70.8%	65−70 −70.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	24 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Dota 2	226 +73.8%	130−140 −73.8%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +75%	60−65 −75%
Fortnite	95−100 +74.5%	55−60 −74.5%
Forza Horizon 4	140 +75%	80−85 −75%
Valorant	240−250 +71.4%	140−150 −71.4%

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

RTX 4070 Ti is 78% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 Ti is 76% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 Ti is 75% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	82.62	49.10
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 68.3% 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.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.