Radeon RX 590 vs Tesla M40

Place in the ranking	264	292
Place by popularity	not in top-100	93
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	13.74
Power efficiency	7.61	9.86
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GM200	Polaris 30
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 November 2015 (10 years ago)	15 November 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279

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	3072	2304
Core clock speed	948 MHz	1469 MHz
Boost clock speed	1112 MHz	1545 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	213.5	222.5
Floating-point processing power	6.832 TFLOPS	7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	32
TMUs	192	144
L1 Cache	1.1 MB	576 KB
L2 Cache	3 MB	2 MB

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	241 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	1x 8-pin

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	256.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.7	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.2.131
CUDA	5.2	-

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.

Tesla M40 24.43
+10.2%

RX 590 22.17

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.

Tesla M40 10219
+10.2%

Samples: 20

RX 590 9275
Samples: 4384

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	110−120 +7.8%	102
1440p	65−70 +8.3%	60
4K	40−45 +5.3%	38

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.74
1440p	no data	4.65
4K	no data	7.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	120−130	120−130
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50	45−50
Resident Evil 4 Remake	50−55	50−55

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	133	133
Counter-Strike 2	120−130	120−130
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50	45−50
Far Cry 5	85	85
Fortnite	139	139
Forza Horizon 4	120	120
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120	120
Valorant	301	301

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	111	111
Counter-Strike 2	120−130	120−130
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	250−260	250−260
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50	45−50
Dota 2	110−120	110−120
Far Cry 5	79	79
Far Cry 6	60−65	60−65
Fortnite	138	138
Forza Horizon 4	113	113
Grand Theft Auto V	79	79
Metro Exodus	52	52
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	108	108
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	88	88
Valorant	287	287

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	100	100
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50	45−50
Dota 2	110−120	110−120
Far Cry 5	74	74
Forza Horizon 4	91	91
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	83	83
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51	51
Valorant	110	110

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	45−50	45−50
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	160−170	160−170
Far Cry 6	35−40	35−40
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45	40−45
Metro Exodus	31	31
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	170−180
Valorant	232	232

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	60−65	60−65
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	21−24
Far Cry 5	50−55	50−55
Forza Horizon 4	55−60	55−60
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40	35−40

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

50−55

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	21−24	21−24
Far Cry 6	12−14	12−14
Grand Theft Auto V	41	41
Metro Exodus	19	19
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32	32
Valorant	113	113

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	40	40
Counter-Strike 2	21−24	21−24
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	9−10
Dota 2	75−80	75−80
Far Cry 5	24	24
Forza Horizon 4	46	46
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35	35

4K
Epic

Fortnite

This is how Tesla M40 and RX 590 compete in popular games:

Tesla M40 is 8% faster in 1080p
Tesla M40 is 8% faster in 1440p
Tesla M40 is 5% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 61 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.43	22.17
Recency	10 November 2015	15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	175 Watt