Tesla M40 vs Quadro P600

Place in performance ranking	470	186
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.32	84.86
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code name	GP107	GM200
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	14 November 2017 (6 years ago)	10 November 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$178	no data
Current price	$207 (1.2x MSRP)	$101

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla M40 has 811% better value for money than Quadro P600.

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	384	3072
Core clock speed	1430 MHz	948 MHz
Boost clock speed	1620 MHz	1112 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.37	213.5
Floating-point performance	1,117 gflops	6,844 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	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	2 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	64.13 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

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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 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 P600 8.48

Tesla M40 26.87
+217%

Tesla M40 outperforms Quadro P600 by 217% based on our aggregate 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 P600 3274

Tesla M40 10376
+217%

Tesla M40 outperforms Quadro P600 by 217% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro P600 10634

Tesla M40 31401
+195%

Tesla M40 outperforms Quadro P600 by 195% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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

−202%

130−140
+202%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
−225%

12−14

+225%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −225%	24−27 +225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −242%	40−45 +242%
Hitman 3	5−6 −220%	16−18 +220%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −270%	35−40 +270%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −225%	24−27 +225%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −220%	30−35 +220%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −225%	24−27 +225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −242%	40−45 +242%
Hitman 3	5−6 −220%	16−18 +220%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −270%	35−40 +270%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −225%	24−27 +225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −257%	25 +257%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −220%	30−35 +220%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −242%	40−45 +242%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −270%	35−40 +270%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −225%	24−27 +225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −250%	14 +250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −220%	30−35 +220%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
−243%

24−27

+243%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −220%	16−18 +220%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
Hitman 3	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
−250%

14−16

+250%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Hitman 3	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	3−4

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−300%

8−9
+300%

This is how Quadro P600 and Tesla M40 compete in popular games:

Tesla M40 is 202% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.48	26.87
Recency	14 November 2017	10 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	250 Watt