Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Tesla M2090 vs Tesla K40c
Aggregated performance score
Tesla K40c
2013
12 GB GDDR5
11.60
+22.5%
Tesla M2090
2011
6 GB GDDR5
9.47
Tesla K40c outperforms Tesla M2090 by 22% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 377 | 430 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 4.04 | 0.52 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GK180 | GF110 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 October 2013 (10 years old) | 25 July 2011 (12 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $7,699 | no data |
| Current price | $360 (0x MSRP) | $1844 |
Value for money
Tesla K40c has 677% better value for money than Tesla M2090.
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 cores | 2880 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 745 MHz | 651 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 876 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 245 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 210.2 | 41.66 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,291 gflops | 1,331.2 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 248 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6008 MHz | 3696 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 177.4 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.103 | N/A |
| CUDA | 3.5 | 2.0 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 11.60 | 9.47 |
| Recency | 8 October 2013 | 25 July 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 245 Watt | 250 Watt |
The Tesla K40c is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2090 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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