Tesla P4 vs Radeon R9 M290X

Place in performance ranking	464	227
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	1.72	50.77
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Neptune	GP104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	7 January 2014 (10 years ago)	13 September 2016 (7 years ago)
Current price	$613	$92

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla P4 has 2852% better value for money than R9 M290X.

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	1280	2560
Compute units	20	no data
Core clock speed	850 MHz	886 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	1114 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	72.00	178.2
Floating-point performance	2,304 gflops	5,443 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M290X and Tesla P4 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	192.3 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	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data

Supported Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
Mantle	+	no data
CUDA	no data	6.1

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.

R9 M290X 8.43

Tesla P4 22.65
+169%

Tesla P4 outperforms Radeon R9 M290X by 169% 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%

R9 M290X 3262

Tesla P4 8767
+169%

Tesla P4 outperforms Radeon R9 M290X by 169% in Passmark.

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

−161%

120−130
+161%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−131%

30−33
+131%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −168%	75−80 +168%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −161%	60−65 +161%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −159%	75−80 +159%
Hitman 3	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −167%	40−45 +167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −168%	75−80 +168%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −161%	60−65 +161%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −159%	75−80 +159%
Hitman 3	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −167%	40−45 +167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −168%	75−80 +168%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −159%	75−80 +159%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Hitman 3	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Hitman 3	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

This is how R9 M290X and Tesla P4 compete in popular games:

Tesla P4 is 161% faster than R9 M290X in 1080p

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	8.43	22.65
Recency	7 January 2014	13 September 2016
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt