Tesla M40 vs GeForce GTX 580M SLI

Place in the ranking	434	201
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code name	N12E-GTX2	GM200
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	10 November 2015 (8 years ago)

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 cores	768	3072
Core clock speed	620 MHz	948 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1112 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	213.5
ROPs	no data	96
TMUs	no data	192

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	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	8-pin EPS

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	no data	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	288.4 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 Connectors

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	5.2

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:

900p	68 −150%	170−180 +150%
Full HD	90 −156%	230−240 +156%
1200p	81 −159%	210−220 +159%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−150%

40−45
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −158%	80−85 +158%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −161%	60−65 +161%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −154%	170−180 +154%
Hitman 3	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −155%	140−150 +155%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −150%	80−85 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −158%	85−90 +158%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −154%	160−170 +154%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −158%	80−85 +158%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −161%	60−65 +161%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −154%	170−180 +154%
Hitman 3	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −155%	140−150 +155%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −150%	80−85 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −158%	85−90 +158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −159%	70−75 +159%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −154%	160−170 +154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −161%	60−65 +161%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −154%	170−180 +154%
Hitman 3	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −155%	140−150 +155%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −158%	85−90 +158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −159%	70−75 +159%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −154%	160−170 +154%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−150%

70−75
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
Hitman 3	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −154%	160−170 +154%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−135%

40−45
+135%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Hitman 3	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −156%	110−120 +156%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−133%

21−24

+133%

This is how GTX 580M SLI and Tesla M40 compete in popular games:

Tesla M40 is 150% faster in 900p
Tesla M40 is 156% faster in 1080p
Tesla M40 is 159% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.28	27.14
Recency	6 January 2011	10 November 2015
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	250 Watt

GTX 580M SLI has 150% lower power consumption.

Tesla M40, on the other hand, has a 164% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Tesla M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 580M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580M SLI is a notebook 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.