PNY NVIDIA Quadro L40S Graphic Card – 48 GB GDDR6

The PNY NVIDIA Quadro L40S is purpose-built for data center environments where AI meets professional graphics. Powered by NVIDIA’s Ada architecture, this flagship universal GPU delivers extraordinary throughput across AI workloads, including large language model (LLM) inference and training, alongside demanding graphics and video pipelines. With an impressive 48 GB of high-performance GDDR6 memory, the L40S is designed to handle massive models, complex simulations, and high-resolution rendering with ease. It blends AI acceleration, professional-grade reliability, and scalable performance to power the most demanding workloads in enterprise data centers, research labs, and media production facilities. Whether you’re running multi-user AI inference farms, training expansive neural networks, or delivering immersive graphic experiences for design and media workflows, the L40S is engineered to deliver uncompromising performance, efficiency, and stability in continuous operation. The combination of abundant VRAM, Gen 4 Tensor Cores, and a massive CUDA core count makes the L40S a versatile backbone for modern AI-enabled studios and data centers that require consistent, real-time results across diverse tasks—from 2D/3D visualization to high-fidelity video processing and AI-driven analytics. This is more than a graphics card; it’s a data center accelerator designed to maximize throughput, minimize latency, and scale with your AI and creative workloads as your needs evolve. By leveraging the advanced features of Ada architecture alongside 568 Gen 4 Tensor Cores and 18,176 CUDA cores, the Quadro L40S enables seamless integration into existing GPU clusters, delivering accelerated performance for both inference and training phases, while preserving robust fidelity for professional graphics outputs. If your organization relies on AI-powered pipelines, real-time rendering, or broadcast-quality video workflows, the L40S provides a resilient platform that can adapt to your evolving requirements and deliver reliable, repeatable results with enterprise-grade efficiency.

• Powerful Ada architecture for data center AI workloads. The L40S leverages NVIDIA’s Ada architecture to deliver high throughput for both AI model inference and training, enabling faster experimentation, shorter iteration cycles, and more capable on-premise AI deployments. This architecture emphasizes scalability, resilience, and efficiency, making it ideal for enterprise environments that demand consistent performance under load.
• Massive memory for large models and multi-task rendering. With 48 GB of GDDR6 memory, the L40S provides ample headroom for expansive models, high-resolution textures, and multi-stream video or graphics pipelines. This huge VRAM pool reduces data swapping, accelerates memory-bound operations, and supports complex scenes, dense datasets, and AI workloads that require frequent access to large parameter sets.
• Extensive compute power with CUDA and Tensor cores. Featuring 18,176 CUDA cores and 568 Gen 4 Tensor Cores, the L40S delivers substantial parallelism for both AI and graphics tasks. Tensor Cores accelerate matrix multiplications critical to transformer networks and other AI architectures, while CUDA cores handle traditional rendering and general-purpose GPU workloads, enabling a unified platform for diverse workloads.
• Optimized for LLM inference, training, graphics, and video workflows. This card is engineered to accelerate the full spectrum of AI-enabled apps—from large-scale inference farms and model fine-tuning to real-time 3D rendering and high-fidelity video processing. It’s optimized to reduce latency, boost throughput, and deliver crisp, accurate results across AI, visualization, and broadcast pipelines.
• Reliable, scalable, enterprise-grade GPU for data centers. The Quadro L40S is designed for continuous operation in demanding data centers. Its professional-grade drivers, certifications, and support ecosystem ensure compatibility across mission-critical applications, enabling IT teams to deploy with confidence and scale as workloads grow.

Technical Details of PNY NVIDIA Quadro L40S Graphic Card

• GPU Architecture: Ada
• CUDA Cores: 18,176
• Tensor Cores: 568 Gen 4
• Memory: 48 GB GDDR6

how to install PNY NVIDIA Quadro L40S Graphic Card

• Prepare your workstation or server: power down, disconnect from power, and discharge static electricity (use an anti-static wrist strap).
• Open the case and locate an available PCIe x16 slot with adequate clearance for the card and its cooling configuration.
• Insert the Quadro L40S firmly into the PCIe slot, ensuring it seats fully and aligns with the slot and backplate cutouts.
• Secure the card with a retaining screw on the chassis bracket, and connect any required power connectors according to the card’s design and your system’s power supply capabilities.
• Power on the system, enter BIOS if needed to verify PCIe slot configuration, and install the latest NVIDIA drivers from the official NVIDIA website or your enterprise driver repository. Reboot as required and confirm the card is recognized in the operating system and GPU management tools.
• Configure performance settings and certifications as appropriate for your workloads, and validate operation with a representative AI or graphics workload to verify stability and throughput.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What workloads is the PNY NVIDIA Quadro L40S best suited for? A: It is designed as a universal data center GPU optimized for AI, including LLM inference and training, as well as professional graphics and video workflows. This makes it ideal for AI-enabled analytics, enterprise visualization, and broadcast-quality rendering in large-scale deployments.
• Q: How much memory does the L40S have? A: 48 GB of GDDR6 memory, providing substantial headroom for large models, high-resolution textures, and multi-stream processing without frequent memory swapping.
• Q: How many CUDA and Tensor Cores does it include? A: The card features 18,176 CUDA cores and 568 Gen 4 Tensor Cores, delivering high parallelism for AI operations and accelerated matrix computations alongside traditional GPU tasks.
• Q: What architecture is used on the L40S? A: NVIDIA Ada architecture, which focuses on performance, efficiency, and AI-optimized capabilities for data center workloads.
• Q: Is the L40S suitable for data centers and enterprise environments? A: Yes. It is marketed as the most powerful universal GPU for data centers, with enterprise-grade reliability, scalability, and support ecosystem designed for continuous operation in demanding environments.