Ada Lovelace Architecture vGPU Types#
NVIDIA Ada Lovelace GPUs combine third-generation RT Cores, fourth-generation Tensor Cores, and CUDA cores for AI inference, media, 3D content, and professional graphics in VMs.
This reference lists time-sliced NVIDIA vGPU types only (no MIG-backed profiles) for the Ada Lovelace boards below. Tables specify framebuffer per vGPU type, maximum vGPUs per GPU in equal-size and mixed-size modes, and display resolution limits.
Ada Lovelace GPU Architecture#
Physical GPUs per board: 1
The maximum number of vGPUs per board is the product of the maximum number of vGPUs per GPU and the number of physical GPUs per board.
Required license edition: NVIDIA AI Enterprise
Intended use cases:
vGPUs with more than 40 GB of framebuffer: Training Workloads
vGPUs with 40 GB of framebuffer: Inference Workloads
These vGPU types support a single display with a fixed maximum resolution.
Virtual GPU Type |
Framebuffer (GB) |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Equal-Size Mode |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Mixed-Size Mode |
Maximum Display Resolution [1] |
Virtual Displays per vGPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L40-48C |
48 |
1 |
1 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L40-24C |
24 |
2 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L40-16C |
16 |
3 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L40-12C |
12 |
4 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L40-8C |
8 |
6 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L40-6C |
6 |
8 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L40-4C |
4 |
12 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
Virtual GPU Type |
Framebuffer (GB) |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Equal-Size Mode |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Mixed-Size Mode |
Maximum Display Resolution [1] |
Virtual Displays per vGPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L40S-48C |
48 |
1 |
1 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L40S-24C |
24 |
2 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L40S-16C |
16 |
3 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L40S-12C |
12 |
4 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L40S-8C |
8 |
6 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L40S-6C |
6 |
8 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L40S-4C |
4 |
12 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
Virtual GPU Type |
Framebuffer (GB) |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Equal-Size Mode |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Mixed-Size Mode |
Maximum Display Resolution [1] |
Virtual Displays per vGPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L20-48C |
48 |
1 |
1 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L20-24C |
24 |
2 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L20-16C |
16 |
3 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L20-12C |
12 |
4 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L20-8C |
8 |
6 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L20-6C |
6 |
8 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L20-4C |
4 |
12 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
Virtual GPU Type |
Framebuffer (GB) |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Equal-Size Mode |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Mixed-Size Mode |
Maximum Display Resolution [1] |
Virtual Displays per vGPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L20-48C |
48 |
1 |
1 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L20-24C |
24 |
2 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L20-16C |
16 |
3 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L20-12C |
12 |
4 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L20-8C |
8 |
6 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L20-6C |
6 |
8 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L20-4C |
4 |
12 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
Virtual GPU Type |
Framebuffer (GB) |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Equal-Size Mode |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Mixed-Size Mode |
Maximum Display Resolution [1] |
Virtual Displays per vGPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L4-24C |
24 |
1 |
1 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L4-12C |
12 |
2 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L4-8C |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L4-6C |
6 |
4 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L4-4C |
4 |
6 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
Virtual GPU Type |
Framebuffer (GB) |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Equal-Size Mode |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Mixed-Size Mode |
Maximum Display Resolution [1] |
Virtual Displays per vGPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L2-24C |
24 |
1 |
1 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L2-12C |
12 |
2 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L2-8C |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L2-6C |
6 |
4 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
L2-4C |
4 |
6 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
Virtual GPU Type |
Framebuffer (GB) |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Equal-Size Mode |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Mixed-Size Mode |
Maximum Display Resolution [1] |
Virtual Displays per vGPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RTX 6000 Ada-48C |
48 |
1 |
1 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 6000 Ada-24C |
24 |
2 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 6000 Ada-16C |
16 |
3 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 6000 Ada-12C |
12 |
4 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 6000 Ada-8C |
8 |
6 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 6000 Ada-6C |
6 |
8 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 6000 Ada-4C |
4 |
12 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
Virtual GPU Type |
Framebuffer (GB) |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Equal-Size Mode |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Mixed-Size Mode |
Maximum Display Resolution [1] |
Virtual Displays per vGPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RTX 5880 Ada-48C |
48 |
1 |
1 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 5880 Ada-24C |
24 |
2 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 5880 Ada-16C |
16 |
3 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 5880 Ada-12C |
12 |
4 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 5880 Ada-8C |
8 |
6 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 5880 Ada-6C |
6 |
8 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 5880 Ada-4C |
4 |
12 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
Virtual GPU Type |
Framebuffer (GB) |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Equal-Size Mode |
Maximum vGPUs per GPU in Mixed-Size Mode |
Maximum Display Resolution [1] |
Virtual Displays per vGPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RTX 5000 Ada-32C |
32 |
1 |
1 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 5000 Ada-16C |
16 |
2 |
2 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 5000 Ada-8C |
8 |
4 |
4 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
RTX 5000 Ada-4C |
4 |
8 |
8 |
3840x2400 |
1 |
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