L40 vs Quadro NVS 280 SD
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | NV18 C1 | AD102 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 31 May 2005 (19 years ago) | 13 October 2022 (1 year ago) |
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 cores | no data | 18176 |
| Core clock speed | 250 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2490 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 29 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.000 | 1,414 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 90.52 gflops |
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 | AGP 8x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 18 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 3.2 GB/s | 864.0 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 Connectors | 1x DMS-59 | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 May 2005 | 13 October 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 300 Watt |
NVS 280 SD has 2900% lower power consumption.
L40, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 17 years, a 76700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 3650% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 280 SD and L40. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 280 SD is a workstation graphics card while L40 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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