L40S vs T550 Mobile

Place in the ranking	391	122
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	37.74	8.64
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU117	AD102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	May 2022 (2 years ago)	13 October 2022 (2 years ago)

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	1024	18176
Core clock speed	1065 MHz	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	106.6	1,431
Floating-point processing power	3.41 TFLOPS	91.61 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	192
TMUs	64	568
Tensor Cores	no data	568
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 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	No outputs	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 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	7.5	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.

T550 Mobile 12.50

L40S 37.31
+198%

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.

T550 Mobile 4824

L40S 14397
+198%

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

−183%

150−160
+183%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−181%

45−50
+181%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −167%	40−45 +167%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −197%	95−100 +197%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −181%	45−50 +181%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −192%	70−75 +192%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −193%	85−90 +193%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −190%	200−210 +190%
Hitman 3	18−20 −189%	55−60 +189%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −186%	160−170 +186%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −188%	95−100 +188%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −193%	85−90 +193%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −194%	100−105 +194%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −197%	190−200 +197%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −167%	40−45 +167%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −197%	95−100 +197%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −181%	45−50 +181%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −192%	70−75 +192%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −193%	85−90 +193%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −190%	200−210 +190%
Hitman 3	18−20 −189%	55−60 +189%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −186%	160−170 +186%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −188%	95−100 +188%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −193%	85−90 +193%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 −186%	120−130 +186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −196%	80−85 +196%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −197%	190−200 +197%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −167%	40−45 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −181%	45−50 +181%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −192%	70−75 +192%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −190%	200−210 +190%
Hitman 3	18−20 −189%	55−60 +189%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −186%	160−170 +186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	36 −178%	100−105 +178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 −175%	55−60 +175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −197%	190−200 +197%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−193%

85−90
+193%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −175%	55−60 +175%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −181%	45−50 +181%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −192%	35−40 +192%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −198%	140−150 +198%
Hitman 3	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −167%	40−45 +167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −186%	40−45 +186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −192%	190−200 +192%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−194%

50−55
+194%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Hitman 3	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −189%	130−140 +189%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−170%

27−30
+170%

This is how T550 Mobile and L40S compete in popular games:

L40S is 183% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.50	37.31
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	300 Watt

T550 Mobile has 1204.3% lower power consumption.

L40S, on the other hand, has a 198.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The L40S is our recommended choice as it beats the T550 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that T550 Mobile is a mobile workstation 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.