Tesla P40 vs GeForce GTX 980M SLI

Place in the ranking	227	177
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.76
Power efficiency	8.49	8.79
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	no data	GP102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	7 October 2014 (10 years ago)	13 September 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$5,699

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 cores	3072	3840
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	1303 MHz
Boost clock speed	1127 MHz	1531 MHz
Number of transistors	2x 5200 Million	11,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	367.4
Floating-point processing power	no data	11.76 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	96
TMUs	no data	240

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
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1808 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	347.1 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

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No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	+	6.1

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	135 −25.9%	170−180 +25.9%
Full HD	110 −27.3%	140−150 +27.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

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40.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −19.6%	55−60 +19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −20%	60−65 +20%
Elden Ring	80−85 −23.5%	100−105 +23.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −25%	95−100 +25%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −19.6%	55−60 +19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −20%	60−65 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −20.4%	130−140 +20.4%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −23.1%	80−85 +23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −20.4%	65−70 +20.4%
Valorant	95−100 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −25%	95−100 +25%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −19.6%	55−60 +19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −20%	60−65 +20%
Dota 2	85−90 −17.6%	100−105 +17.6%
Elden Ring	80−85 −23.5%	100−105 +23.5%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −25%	95−100 +25%
Fortnite	120−130 −29%	160−170 +29%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −20.4%	130−140 +20.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 −17.6%	100−105 +17.6%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −23.1%	80−85 +23.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −28.2%	200−210 +28.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −20.4%	65−70 +20.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	103 −26.2%	130−140 +26.2%
Valorant	95−100 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%
World of Tanks	250−260 −17.2%	300−310 +17.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −25%	95−100 +25%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −19.6%	55−60 +19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −20%	60−65 +20%
Dota 2	85−90 −17.6%	100−105 +17.6%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −25%	95−100 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −20.4%	130−140 +20.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −28.2%	200−210 +28.2%
Valorant	95−100 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 −22%	50−55 +22%
Elden Ring	40−45 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −19%	50−55 +19%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −25.7%	220−230 +25.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
World of Tanks	160−170 −28.8%	210−220 +28.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −20%	60−65 +20%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −25%	90−95 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −23.1%	80−85 +23.1%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −25%	70−75 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −25%	45−50 +25%
Valorant	65−70 −28.8%	85−90 +28.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Dota 2	40−45 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Elden Ring	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −26.7%	95−100 +26.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Dota 2	40−45 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Fortnite	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Valorant	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%

This is how GTX 980M SLI and Tesla P40 compete in popular games:

Tesla P40 is 26% faster in 900p
Tesla P40 is 27% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.67	31.91
Recency	7 October 2014	13 September 2016
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	250 Watt

GTX 980M SLI has 25% lower power consumption.

Tesla P40, on the other hand, has a 29.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Tesla P40 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980M SLI is a notebook card while Tesla P40 is a workstation one.

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