Tesla M40 vs Quadro P5200 Max-Q
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P5200 Max-Q with Tesla M40, including specs and performance data.
P5200 Max-Q outperforms Tesla M40 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 174 | 216 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 22.39 | 7.45 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | GM200 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 21 February 2018 (7 years ago) | 10 November 2015 (9 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 | 2560 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 1316 MHz | 948 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1569 MHz | 1112 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 8,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 251.0 | 213.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.033 TFLOPS | 6.832 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 96 |
| TMUs | 160 | 192 |
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 | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1804 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 230.9 GB/s | 288.4 GB/s |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 5.2 |
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 28.11 | 23.37 |
| Recency | 21 February 2018 | 10 November 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 250 Watt |
P5200 Max-Q has a 20.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
The Quadro P5200 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M40 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro P5200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while Tesla M40 is a workstation one.
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