Tesla M40 vs HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) with Tesla M40, including specs and performance data.
M40 outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by a whopping 5719% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1322 | 258 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 7.53 |
| Architecture | Gen. 8 (2015−2016) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Braswell | GM200 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 April 2016 (10 years ago) | 10 November 2015 (10 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 | 12 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 320 MHz | 948 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 640 MHz | 1112 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 213.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 6.832 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 96 |
| TMUs | no data | 192 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1.1 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 3 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 | 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 | no data | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 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 data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 | 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:
| Full HD | 8
−5525%
| 450−500
+5525%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−5650%
|
230−240
+5650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−5614%
|
400−450
+5614%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−5641%
|
1550−1600
+5641%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 16−18
−5525%
|
900−950
+5525%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−5400%
|
550−600
+5400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−5650%
|
230−240
+5650%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−5614%
|
400−450
+5614%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−5700%
|
290−300
+5700%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−5641%
|
1550−1600
+5641%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−5400%
|
550−600
+5400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−5650%
|
230−240
+5650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−5614%
|
400−450
+5614%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−5700%
|
290−300
+5700%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−5641%
|
1550−1600
+5641%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−5567%
|
170−180
+5567%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−5650%
|
230−240
+5650%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−5614%
|
800−850
+5614%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−5400%
|
110−120
+5400%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−5400%
|
110−120
+5400%
|
This is how HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and Tesla M40 compete in popular games:
- Tesla M40 is 5525% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 24.44 |
| Recency | 1 April 2016 | 10 November 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) has an age advantage of 4 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Tesla M40, on the other hand, has a 5719% higher aggregate performance score.
The Tesla M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) is a notebook graphics card while Tesla M40 is a workstation one.
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