GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Tesla K40d
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 14 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 25.05 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.27 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GK110B | AD102 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 November 2013 (12 years ago) | 28 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $7,699 | $1,599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2880 | 14592 |
| Core clock speed | 745 MHz | 2280 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 876 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 245 Watt | 425 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 210.2 | 1,149 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.046 TFLOPS | 73.54 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 176 |
| TMUs | 240 | 456 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 456 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 114 |
| L1 Cache | 240 KB | 14.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1536 KB | 72 MB |
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 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 304 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
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 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.5 | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 November 2013 | 28 December 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 245 Watt | 425 Watt |
Tesla K40d has 73.5% lower power consumption.
RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Tesla K40d and GeForce RTX 4090 D. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla K40d is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.
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