NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 — GPU Comparison (Jul 2026)
NVIDIA L40 (48GB GDDR6, 181 TFLOPS FP16, Ada Lovelace) vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB GDDR6X, 29.8 TFLOPS FP16, Ampere)
Bottom Line: NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
NVIDIA L40 comes out ahead overall, leading in 6 of 6 compared categories.
Where NVIDIA L40 leads
- FP16 (181 TFLOPS vs 29.8 TFLOPS)
- VRAM (48 GB vs 10 GB)
- Memory Bandwidth (864 GB/s vs 760 GB/s)
- FP32 (90.5 TFLOPS vs 14.9 TFLOPS)
- Release Year (2023 vs 2020)
- TDP (300W vs 320W)
Where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 leads
No clear advantages in the compared data.
Choose NVIDIA L40 for Inference, video processing, rendering. Choose NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 for Gaming, inference.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NVIDIA L40 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 better?
NVIDIA L40 leads in 6 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?
NVIDIA L40 (181 TFLOPS vs 29.8 TFLOPS).
Which has a better VRAM, NVIDIA L40 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080?
NVIDIA L40 (48 GB vs 10 GB).
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NVIDIA L40
48GB GDDR6 · Ada Lovelace
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
10GB GDDR6X · Ampere
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| Specifications | |||
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere | |
| VRAM | 48 GB GDDR6 | 10 GB GDDR6X | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 760 GB/s | |
| FP16 (Tensor) | 181.0 TFLOPS | 29.8 TFLOPS | |
| FP32 | 90.5 TFLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS | |
| TDP | 300W | 320W | |
| Release Year | 2023 | 2020 | |
| Segment | Data center | Consumer | |
| Best For | Inference video processing rendering | Gaming inference | |
| Cloud Pricing | |||
| Cheapest On-Demand | — | — | |
| Cheapest Spot | — | — | |
| Providers | 0 | 0 | |
NVIDIA L40
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080