Tesla M40 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Ti with Tesla M40, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 Ti
2017
11 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
48.13
+77.5%

GTX 1080 Ti outperforms Tesla M40 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking69202
Place by popularity46not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.16no data
Power efficiency13.387.54
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGP102GM200
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date10 March 2017 (7 years ago)10 November 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores35843072
Core clock speed1481 MHz948 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHz1112 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature91 °Cno data
Texture fill rate354.4213.5
Floating-point processing power11.34 TFLOPS6.832 TFLOPS
ROPs8896
TMUs224192

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin8-pin EPS
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5XGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount11 GB12 GB
Memory bus width352 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1376 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth484.4 GB/s288.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+5.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1080 Ti 48.13
+77.5%
Tesla M40 27.12

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.

GTX 1080 Ti 18568
+77.4%
Tesla M40 10465

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 1080 Ti 55161
+75.7%
Tesla M40 31401

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 HD130
+85.7%
70−75
−85.7%
1440p84
+86.7%
45−50
−86.7%
4K66
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.38no data
1440p8.32no data
4K10.59no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+95.6%
45−50
−95.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100
+81.8%
55−60
−81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
+84.4%
45−50
−84.4%
Battlefield 5 162
+80%
90−95
−80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+90%
50−55
−90%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+95.6%
45−50
−95.6%
Far Cry 5 122
+87.7%
65−70
−87.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+80%
65−70
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 293
+83.1%
160−170
−83.1%
Hitman 3 100−110
+85.5%
55−60
−85.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+91%
100−105
−91%
Metro Exodus 144
+80%
80−85
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+89.1%
55−60
−89.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+79.2%
120−130
−79.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+85.3%
75−80
−85.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 145
+81.3%
80−85
−81.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
+84.4%
45−50
−84.4%
Battlefield 5 147
+83.8%
80−85
−83.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+90%
50−55
−90%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+95.6%
45−50
−95.6%
Far Cry 5 96
+92%
50−55
−92%
Far Cry New Dawn 59
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%
Forza Horizon 4 284
+77.5%
160−170
−77.5%
Hitman 3 100−110
+85.5%
55−60
−85.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+91%
100−105
−91%
Metro Exodus 144
+80%
80−85
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+89.1%
55−60
−89.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 196
+78.2%
110−120
−78.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+80%
55−60
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+85.3%
75−80
−85.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 71
+77.5%
40−45
−77.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
+84.4%
45−50
−84.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 81
+80%
45−50
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+95.6%
45−50
−95.6%
Far Cry 5 73
+82.5%
40−45
−82.5%
Forza Horizon 4 120
+84.6%
65−70
−84.6%
Hitman 3 100−110
+85.5%
55−60
−85.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 153
+80%
85−90
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 167
+85.6%
90−95
−85.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+78.2%
55−60
−78.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+85.3%
75−80
−85.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 121
+86.2%
65−70
−86.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 108
+80%
60−65
−80%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
+91.1%
45−50
−91.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+107%
30−33
−107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 62
+107%
30−33
−107%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+100%
21−24
−100%
Far Cry 5 55
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 265
+89.3%
140−150
−89.3%
Hitman 3 65−70
+85.7%
35−40
−85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
+81.5%
65−70
−81.5%
Metro Exodus 88
+95.6%
45−50
−95.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
+89.2%
65−70
−89.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210−220
+78.3%
120−130
−78.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+78.2%
55−60
−78.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 56
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 69
+97.1%
35−40
−97.1%
Hitman 3 40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+84.5%
110−120
−84.5%
Metro Exodus 60
+100%
30−33
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+80%
40−45
−80%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 37
+106%
18−20
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Far Cry 5 31
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 72
+80%
40−45
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49
+81.5%
27−30
−81.5%

This is how GTX 1080 Ti and Tesla M40 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Ti is 86% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Ti is 87% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Ti is 89% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.13 27.12
Recency 10 March 2017 10 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm

GTX 1080 Ti has a 77.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Tesla M40, on the other hand, has a 9.1% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M40 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is a desktop card while Tesla M40 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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