NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti — GPU Comparison (Jul 2026)
NVIDIA L40 (48GB GDDR6, 181 TFLOPS FP16, Ada Lovelace) vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (12GB GDDR6X, 34.1 TFLOPS FP16, Ampere)
Bottom Line: NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA L40 comes out ahead overall, leading in 5 of 6 compared categories.
Where NVIDIA L40 leads
- FP16 (181 TFLOPS vs 34.1 TFLOPS)
- VRAM (48 GB vs 12 GB)
- FP32 (90.5 TFLOPS vs 17 TFLOPS)
- Release Year (2023 vs 2021)
- TDP (300W vs 350W)
Where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti leads
- Memory Bandwidth (912 GB/s vs 864 GB/s)
Choose NVIDIA L40 for Inference, video processing, rendering. Choose NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti for Gaming, inference.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NVIDIA L40 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti better?
NVIDIA L40 leads in 5 of 6 compared categories. The right choice still depends on the factors that matter most to you.
Which has a better FP16, NVIDIA L40 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti?
NVIDIA L40 (181 TFLOPS vs 34.1 TFLOPS).
Which has a better VRAM, NVIDIA L40 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti?
NVIDIA L40 (48 GB vs 12 GB).
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NVIDIA L40
48GB GDDR6 · Ada Lovelace
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
12GB GDDR6X · Ampere
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| Specifications | |||
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere | |
| VRAM | 48 GB GDDR6 | 12 GB GDDR6X | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 912 GB/s | |
| FP16 (Tensor) | 181.0 TFLOPS | 34.1 TFLOPS | |
| FP32 | 90.5 TFLOPS | 17.0 TFLOPS | |
| TDP | 300W | 350W | |
| Release Year | 2023 | 2021 | |
| Segment | Data center | Consumer | |
| Best For | Inference video processing rendering | Gaming inference | |
| Cloud Pricing | |||
| Cheapest On-Demand | — | — | |
| Cheapest Spot | — | — | |
| Providers | 0 | 0 | |
NVIDIA L40
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