Tesla K40m vs ION 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared ION 2 with Tesla K40m, including specs and performance data.
K40m outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 2407% 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 | 1391 | 578 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.06 |
| Power efficiency | 1.16 | 2.36 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | GK110B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 22 November 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $7,699 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 16 | 2880 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 745 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 876 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 7,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 245 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 210.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.03424 TFLOPS | 5.046 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| TMUs | 8 | 240 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 240 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 1536 KB |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 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 outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 3.5 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2300%
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24−27
+2300%
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Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2300%
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24−27
+2300%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2400%
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75−80
+2400%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2329%
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170−180
+2329%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−2400%
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650−700
+2400%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−2400%
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350−400
+2400%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2300%
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24−27
+2300%
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| Dota 2 | 9−10
−2344%
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220−230
+2344%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2400%
|
75−80
+2400%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2329%
|
170−180
+2329%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−2300%
|
120−130
+2300%
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| Valorant | 24−27
−2400%
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650−700
+2400%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2300%
|
24−27
+2300%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−2344%
|
220−230
+2344%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2400%
|
75−80
+2400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2329%
|
170−180
+2329%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−2300%
|
120−130
+2300%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−2400%
|
650−700
+2400%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−2400%
|
75−80
+2400%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−2400%
|
75−80
+2400%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−2300%
|
24−27
+2300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−2300%
|
24−27
+2300%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−2400%
|
350−400
+2400%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−2400%
|
50−55
+2400%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−2300%
|
24−27
+2300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2400%
|
50−55
+2400%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.30 | 7.52 |
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 22 November 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 245 Watt |
ION 2 has 1125% lower power consumption.
Tesla K40m, on the other hand, has a 2407% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
The Tesla K40m is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.
Be aware that ION 2 is a notebook graphics card while Tesla K40m is a workstation one.
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