Tesla K40m vs Quadro K4100M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K4100M with Tesla K40m, including specs and performance data.

K4100M
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
7.14

Tesla K40m outperforms K4100M by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking540493
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.470.13
Power efficiency4.942.40
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK104GK110B
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)22 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 $7,699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K4100M has 262% better value for money than Tesla K40m.

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 cores11522880
Core clock speed706 MHz745 MHz
Boost clock speedno data876 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt245 Watt
Texture fill rate67.78210.2
Floating-point processing power1.627 TFLOPS5.046 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs96240

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth102.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA+3.5

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.

K4100M 7.14
Tesla K40m 8.50
+19%

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.

K4100M 2756
Tesla K40m 3281
+19%

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.

K4100M 6821
Tesla K40m 14135
+107%

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 HD48
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%
4K13
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p31.23139.98
4K115.31549.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−17%
55−60
+17%
Hitman 3 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−19%
50−55
+19%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−17%
55−60
+17%
Hitman 3 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−19%
50−55
+19%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 67
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−17%
55−60
+17%
Hitman 3 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−19%
50−55
+19%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−8%
27−30
+8%
Hitman 3 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

This is how K4100M and Tesla K40m compete in popular games:

  • Tesla K40m is 15% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla K40m is 8% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.14 8.50
Recency 23 July 2013 22 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 245 Watt

K4100M has 145% lower power consumption.

Tesla K40m, on the other hand, has a 19% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Tesla K40m is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K4100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4100M is a mobile workstation card while Tesla K40m is a workstation one.


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