Tesla K40c vs Quadro P1000

Place in performance ranking	381	378
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	7.37	4.07
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GP107	GK180
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	1 February 2017 (7 years ago)	8 October 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$375	$7,699
Current price	$301 (0.8x MSRP)	$360 (0x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P1000 has 81% better value for money than Tesla K40c.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	2880
Core clock speed	1493 MHz	745 MHz
Boost clock speed	1519 MHz	876 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	245 Watt
Texture fill rate	59.20	210.2
Floating-point performance	1,894 gflops	4,291 gflops

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	145 mm	267 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.19 GB/s	288.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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

4x mini-DisplayPort

No outputs

Supported GPU Technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2	1.1.103
CUDA	6.1	3.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Quadro P1000 11.50

Tesla K40c 11.61
+1%

Tesla K40c outperforms Quadro P1000 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Quadro P1000 4452

Tesla K40c 4494
+0.9%

Tesla K40c outperforms Quadro P1000 by 1% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

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 OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Quadro P1000 14157

Tesla K40c 17468
+23.4%

Tesla K40c outperforms Quadro P1000 by 23% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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	45 +0%	45−50 +0%
4K	11 +10%	10−12 −10%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

+0%

18−20
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	32 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +2.5%	40−45 −2.5%
Hitman 3	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	29 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +2.5%	40−45 −2.5%
Hitman 3	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +0%	30−33 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	27 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +2.5%	40−45 −2.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 +0%	16−18 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Hitman 3	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

This is how Quadro P1000 and Tesla K40c compete in popular games:

Tesla K40c is 0% faster than Quadro P1000 in 1080p
Quadro P1000 is 10% faster than Tesla K40c in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	11.50	11.61
Recency	1 February 2017	8 October 2013
Cost	$375	$7699
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	245 Watt