L40S 48 GB for Blender
High-end Ada Lovelace GPU built for large Blender scenes and heavy assets where memory headroom matters most.
Last updated: October 1, 2026
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- Blender Cycles score
- 7,848
- 1.5× slower than
- VRAM
- 48 GB
- More capacity for heavy scenes
- Released
- 2022
- Render support
- CUDA, OpenCL
- Power draw (TDP)
- 300 W
- Suggested system PSU
- 700 W
Technical specifications
GPU
- ArchitectureAda Lovelace
- CUDA cores18,176
- Tensor cores568
- RT cores142
Memory
- TypeGDDR6
- Bandwidth864 GB/s
- Bus width384-bit
Clocks & manufacturing
- Boost clock2520 MHz
- Base clock1110 MHz
- Process size5 nm
- GPU chipAD102
Power & PSU sources
GPU power ratings
TDP: 300 W
Secondary source: RightNow GPU Database / TechPowerUp ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference card
System power supply
Suggested PSU: 700 W
Secondary source: RightNow GPU Database / TechPowerUp ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference system
Third-party source suggestion; not the manufacturer’s minimum system requirement.
GPU power ratings and whole-system PSU recommendations measure different things. Check the exact card and the source’s system assumptions.
L40S 48 GB Blender benchmarks
Estimated time to render one benchmark frame · Lower is faster.
Blender 4.5.0 · OptiX · 8 runs
About these estimates
Times estimate one frame of each benchmark scene from the same runs, Blender version and backend as the displayed Cycles score. The calculation uses 240 samples for Junkshop, 256 for Monster and 300 for Classroom, plus a 19% estimation buffer. Actual project render times vary. Results from different Blender versions may not be directly comparable.
Is L40S 48 GB good for Blender?
A concise editorial read on where this GPU looks strong, the tradeoffs to keep in mind, and who it suits best.
Who should choose it
- High-end Ada Lovelace GPU built for large Blender scenes and heavy assets where memory headroom matters most.
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