H100 PCIe 80 GB vs L40S

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureAda LovelaceHopper (2022)
GPU code nameAD102GH100
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 October 2022 (1 year ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$2526 $31000

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1817614592
Boost clock speed2520 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors76,300 million80,000 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate1,431800.3

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 5.0 x16
Length267 mm268 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pin1x 16-pin

Memory typeGDDR6HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount48 GB80 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit5120 Bit
Memory clock speed18 GB/s3.2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth864.0 GB/s2,039 GB/s

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 1.4aNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)N/A
Shader Model6.7N/A
OpenGL4.6N/A
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.3N/A
CUDA8.99.0

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 13 October 2022 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 80 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 350 Watt

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