Tesla M40 24 GB vs Quadro RTX 4000

Place in performance ranking	98	185
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	27.63	32.75
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code name	TU104	GM200
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	13 November 2018 (5 years ago)	10 November 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$899	no data
Current price	$974 (1.1x MSRP)	$250

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla M40 24 GB has 19% better value for money than RTX 4000.

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	2304	3072
Core clock speed	1005 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	1112 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	222.5	213.5

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	241 mm	267 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	8-pin EPS

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	13000 MHz	6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	416.0 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

3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

No outputs

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	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.

RTX 4000 39.83
+47.2%

Tesla M40 24 GB 27.06

Quadro RTX 4000 outperforms Tesla M40 24 GB by 47% 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%

RTX 4000 15419
+47.2%

Tesla M40 24 GB 10474

Quadro RTX 4000 outperforms Tesla M40 24 GB by 47% in Passmark.

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	39.83	27.06
Recency	13 November 2018	10 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	250 Watt