NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 — GPU Comparison (Jul 2026)
NVIDIA L40 (48GB GDDR6, 181 TFLOPS FP16, Ada Lovelace) vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16GB GDDR7, 56 TFLOPS FP16, Blackwell)
Bottom Line: NVIDIA L40 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA L40 comes out ahead overall, leading in 4 of 6 compared categories.
Where NVIDIA L40 leads
- FP16 (181 TFLOPS vs 56 TFLOPS)
- VRAM (48 GB vs 16 GB)
- FP32 (90.5 TFLOPS vs 28 TFLOPS)
- TDP (300W vs 360W)
Where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 leads
- Memory Bandwidth (960 GB/s vs 864 GB/s)
- Release Year (2025 vs 2023)
Choose NVIDIA L40 for Inference, video processing, rendering. Choose NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming, inference, fine-tuning.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NVIDIA L40 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 better?
NVIDIA L40 leads in 4 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 5080?
NVIDIA L40 (181 TFLOPS vs 56 TFLOPS).
Which has a better VRAM, NVIDIA L40 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080?
NVIDIA L40 (48 GB vs 16 GB).
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NVIDIA L40
48GB GDDR6 · Ada Lovelace
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
16GB GDDR7 · Blackwell
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| Specifications | |||
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell | |
| VRAM | 48 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR7 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 960 GB/s | |
| FP16 (Tensor) | 181.0 TFLOPS | 56.0 TFLOPS | |
| FP32 | 90.5 TFLOPS | 28.0 TFLOPS | |
| TDP | 300W | 360W | |
| Release Year | 2023 | 2025 | |
| Segment | Data center | Consumer | |
| Best For | Inference video processing rendering | Gaming inference fine-tuning | |
| Cloud Pricing | |||
| Cheapest On-Demand | — | — | |
| Cheapest Spot | — | — | |
| Providers | 0 | 0 | |
NVIDIA L40
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