Tesla K40m vs NVS 4200M

Place in the ranking	1234	586
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.06
Power efficiency	2.29	2.38
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GF119	GK110B
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	22 February 2011 (15 years ago)	22 November 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$7,699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	48	2880
Core clock speed	810 MHz	745 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	876 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	245 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.480	210.2
Floating-point processing power	0.1555 TFLOPS	5.046 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	48
TMUs	8	240
L1 Cache	64 KB	240 KB
L2 Cache	128 KB	1536 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	288.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	2.1	3.5

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

NVS 4200M 0.74

Tesla K40m 7.54
+919%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

NVS 4200M 310
Samples: 1449

Tesla K40m 3143
+914%

Samples: 4

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

−900%

130−140
+900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

59.22

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Palworld	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Palworld	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −900%	80−85 +900%
Valorant	27−30 −900%	290−300 +900%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	21−24 −900%	210−220 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Dota 2	12−14 −900%	130−140 +900%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Palworld	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −900%	80−85 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −900%	60−65 +900%
Valorant	27−30 −900%	290−300 +900%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Dota 2	12−14 −900%	130−140 +900%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −900%	80−85 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −900%	60−65 +900%
Valorant	27−30 −900%	290−300 +900%

Full HD
Epic

Palworld

4−5

−900%

40−45
+900%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −900%	30−33 +900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −900%	80−85 +900%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Palworld	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −900%	150−160 +900%
Valorant	6−7 −900%	60−65 +900%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3
−800%

18−20

+800%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3
−800%

18−20

+800%

This is how NVS 4200M and Tesla K40m compete in popular games:

Tesla K40m is 900% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.74	7.54
Recency	22 February 2011	22 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	245 Watt

NVS 4200M has 880% lower power consumption.

Tesla K40m, on the other hand, has a 919% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.

The Tesla K40m is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 4200M in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 4200M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Tesla K40m is a workstation one.