Flopper.io GPU Comparison Sheet
November 15, 2026
flopper.io/compare/graphcore-bow-ipu-vs-nvidia-l40s-48gbGraphcore Bow IPU vs NVIDIA L40S 48GB
Side by side datacenter GPU specifications from the Flopper.io database.
Overview
| Graphcore Bow IPU | NVIDIA L40S 48GB | |
|---|---|---|
| FP32 TFLOPS | 87.3 | 91.6 |
| Memory | — | 48 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | — | 864 GB/s |
| TDP | — | 350 W |
Performance by Precision
| Precision | Graphcore Bow IPU peak TFLOPS (dense) | NVIDIA L40S 48GB peak TFLOPS (dense) |
|---|---|---|
| FP64 | — | 1.4 |
| FP32 | 87.3 | 91.6 |
| TF32 | — | 183.0 |
| BF16 | — | 362.1 |
| FP16 | 350.0 | 362.1 |
| FP8 | — | 733.0 |
| FP6 | — | — |
| FP4 | — | — |
| INT8 | — | 733.0 |
| INT4 | — | 733.0 |
Specifications
| Graphcore Bow IPU | NVIDIA L40S 48GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Colossus MK2 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process Node | — | 4nm |
| Launch Year | 2022 | 2023 |
| Form Factor | — | PCIe |
| Memory Type | On-die SRAM | — |
| Interface Width | — | — |
| Interconnect | IPU-Link | — |
| TDP | — | 350 W |
| FP32 Efficiency | — | 0.26 TFLOPS/W |