NVIDIA Tesla K40m vs AMD Radeon VII

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Combined performance score

Radeon VII
43.06
+409%

Radeon VII outperforms Tesla K40m by 409% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking75461
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money65.921.01
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameVega 20GK110B
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date7 February 2019 (5 years old)22 November 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $7,699
Current price$160 (0.2x MSRP)$744 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Radeon VII has 6427% better value for money than Tesla K40m.

Technical specs

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 cores38402880
Core clock speed1400 MHz745 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHz876 MHz
Number of transistors13,230 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Watt245 Watt
Texture fill rate420.0210.2
Floating-point performanceno data4,291 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length305 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

Memory

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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB12 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth1024 GB/s288.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDAno data3.5

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.

Radeon VII 43.06
+409%
Tesla K40m 8.46

Radeon VII outperforms Tesla K40m by 409% in our combined 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%

Radeon VII 16690
+409%
Tesla K40m 3281

Radeon VII outperforms Tesla K40m by 409% 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 HD121
+476%
21−24
−476%
1440p76
+443%
14−16
−443%
4K57
+470%
10−12
−470%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+450%
14−16
−450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
+443%
14−16
−443%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 99
+450%
18−20
−450%
Battlefield 5 136
+467%
24−27
−467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 148
+448%
27−30
−448%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+450%
14−16
−450%
Far Cry 5 99
+450%
18−20
−450%
Far Cry New Dawn 95
+428%
18−20
−428%
Forza Horizon 4 163
+443%
30−33
−443%
Hitman 3 130−140
+411%
27−30
−411%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+476%
21−24
−476%
Red Dead Redemption 2 126
+425%
24−27
−425%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120
+471%
21−24
−471%
Watch Dogs: Legion 113
+438%
21−24
−438%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70
+483%
12−14
−483%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 82
+413%
16−18
−413%
Battlefield 5 137
+471%
24−27
−471%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 127
+429%
24−27
−429%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+450%
14−16
−450%
Far Cry 5 95
+428%
18−20
−428%
Far Cry New Dawn 92
+411%
18−20
−411%
Forza Horizon 4 157
+423%
30−33
−423%
Hitman 3 130−140
+411%
27−30
−411%
Horizon Zero Dawn 96
+433%
18−20
−433%
Metro Exodus 88
+450%
16−18
−450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+483%
12−14
−483%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 113
+438%
21−24
−438%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
+415%
27−30
−415%
Watch Dogs: Legion 99
+450%
18−20
−450%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+425%
12−14
−425%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+414%
14−16
−414%
Battlefield 5 127
+429%
24−27
−429%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+450%
14−16
−450%
Far Cry 5 91
+469%
16−18
−469%
Far Cry New Dawn 83
+419%
16−18
−419%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+442%
24−27
−442%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
+436%
14−16
−436%
Watch Dogs: Legion 63
+425%
12−14
−425%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+469%
16−18
−469%
Hitman 3 80−85
+413%
16−18
−413%
Horizon Zero Dawn 72
+414%
14−16
−414%
Metro Exodus 56
+460%
10−11
−460%
Red Dead Redemption 2 46
+411%
9−10
−411%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+458%
12−14
−458%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+422%
9−10
−422%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
+470%
10−11
−470%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+450%
16−18
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+414%
7−8
−414%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+471%
14−16
−471%
Far Cry New Dawn 83
+419%
16−18
−419%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+411%
18−20
−411%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+442%
12−14
−442%
Watch Dogs: Legion 48
+433%
9−10
−433%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52
+420%
10−11
−420%
Hitman 3 40−45
+450%
8−9
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21
+425%
4−5
−425%
Metro Exodus 37
+429%
7−8
−429%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+500%
5−6
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 44
+450%
8−9
−450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+440%
10−11
−440%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 44
+450%
8−9
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35
+483%
6−7
−483%
Battlefield 5 73
+421%
14−16
−421%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry 5 59
+490%
10−11
−490%
Far Cry New Dawn 61
+510%
10−11
−510%
Forza Horizon 4 77
+450%
14−16
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
+480%
5−6
−480%

This is how Radeon VII and Tesla K40m compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • Radeon VII is 476% faster than Tesla K40m

1440p resolution:

  • Radeon VII is 443% faster than Tesla K40m

4K resolution:

  • Radeon VII is 470% faster than Tesla K40m

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 43.06 8.46
Recency 7 February 2019 22 November 2013
Cost $699 $7699
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 295 Watt 245 Watt

The Radeon VII is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K40m in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon VII is a desktop card while Tesla K40m is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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