NVIDIA L4 vs NVIDIA A40
NVIDIA L4
NVIDIA A40
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7680 Shaders
24GB GDDR6
2040MHz
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10752 Shaders
48GB GDDR6
1740MHz
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Peak AI Performance
1 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
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Peak AI Performance
1.2 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
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FP32
31.33 TFLOPS
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FP32
37.42 TFLOPS
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FP16
31.33 TFLOPS
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FP16
37.42 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.0-Slots
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
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TDP
72W
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TDP
300W
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Power Connectors
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1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
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Power Connectors
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-
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GB6 Metal N/A
0%
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GB6 Metal N/A
0%
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GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
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GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
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GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
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GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
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GB5 Metal N/A
0%
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GB5 Metal N/A
0%
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GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
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GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
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OCT Metal N/A
0%
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OCT Metal N/A
0%
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Peak AI
Performance
1 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
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Peak AI
Performance
1.2 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
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FP8
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250.68 TFLOPS
Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
501.35 TFLOPS
Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
250.68 TFLOPS
Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
501.35 TFLOPS
Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
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FP16
31.33 TFLOPS
125.34 TFLOPS
Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
250.68 TFLOPS
Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
125.34 TFLOPS
Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
250.68 TFLOPS
Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
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FP16
37.42 TFLOPS
149.67 TFLOPS
Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
299.34 TFLOPS
Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
149.67 TFLOPS
Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
299.34 TFLOPS
Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
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FP32
31.33 TFLOPS
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FP32
37.42 TFLOPS
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FP64
490 GFLOPS
-
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FP64
590 GFLOPS
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BF16
31.33 TFLOPS
125.34 TFLOPS
Tensor
250.68 TFLOPS
Tensor Sparse
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BF16
37.42 TFLOPS
149.67 TFLOPS
Tensor
299.34 TFLOPS
Tensor Sparse
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TF32
62.67 TFLOPS
Tensor
125.34 TFLOPS
Tensor Sparse
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TF32
74.83 TFLOPS
Tensor
149.67 TFLOPS
Tensor Sparse
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INT4
501.35 TOPS
Tensor
1 POPS
Tensor Sparse
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INT4
598.67 TOPS
Tensor
1.2 POPS
Tensor Sparse
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INT8
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250.68 TOPS
Tensor
501.35 TOPS
Tensor Sparse
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INT8
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299.34 TOPS
Tensor
598.67 TOPS
Tensor Sparse
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INT32
15.67 TOPS
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INT32
18.71 TOPS
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Ray Tracing
72.4 TOPS
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Ray Tracing
73.1 TOPS
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Pixel
Fillrate
163.2 GPixel/s
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Pixel
Fillrate
194.88 GPixel/s
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Texture
Fillrate
489.6 GTexel/s
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Texture
Fillrate
584.64 GTexel/s
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Manufacturer
NVIDIA
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Manufacturer
NVIDIA
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Chip Designer
NVIDIA
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Chip Designer
NVIDIA
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Architecture
Ada Lovelace
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Architecture
Ampere
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Family
Server
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Family
Server
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Codename
NV184
AD104
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Codename
NV172
GA102
Variant
GA102-895-A1
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Market Segment
Server
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Market Segment
Server
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Release Date
3/21/2023
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Release Date
10/5/2020
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Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Fabrication Node
4N
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Die Size
295 mm²
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Die Size
628 mm²
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Transistor Count
35.8 Billion
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Transistor Count
28.3 Billion
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Transistor Density
121.56M/mm²
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Transistor Density
45.04M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
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Form
PCIe Card
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Shading Units
7680 Shaders
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Shading Units
10752 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
240 TMUs
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Texture Mapping Units
336 TMUs
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Render Output Units
80 ROPs
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Render Output Units
112 ROPs
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Tensor Cores
240 T-Cores
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Tensor Cores
336 T-Cores
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Ray-Tracing Cores
60 RT-Cores
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Ray-Tracing Cores
84 RT-Cores
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Streaming Multiprocessors
60 SMs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
84 SMs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
5 GPCs
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795MHz Base
2040MHz
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1305MHz Base
1740MHz
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L2
48MB Shared
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L2
6MB Shared
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24GB
GDDR6
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48GB
GDDR6
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Bus Width
192Bit
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Bus Width
384Bit
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Clock
1563MHz
Transfer Rate
12.5GT/s
Bandwidth
300.1GB/s
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Clock
906MHz
Transfer Rate
7.2GT/s
Bandwidth
347.9GB/s
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TDP
72W
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TDP
300W
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No Ports
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3x DisplayPort 1.3
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Max Resolution
Unknown
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
-
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
-
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
-
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
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Multi Monitor Support
Unknown
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Multi Monitor Support
3
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-
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Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
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Model
2x NVENC 8
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Model
NVENC 7
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Codec
-
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
-
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
NVDEC 5
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Model
NVDEC 5
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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-
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_3
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
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OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
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OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
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Shader Model
6.7
CUDA
8.9
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PureVideo HD
VP12
VDPAU
Feature Set L
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Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
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Power Connectors
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1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
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Power Connectors
-
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1x 8-Pin EPS
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Slots Required
1.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
NVLink
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Height
56 mm (2.2 in)
Width
169 mm (6.65 in)
Depth
20 mm (0.79 in)
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Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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