GeForce 940A vs Tesla M2070-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M2070-Q with GeForce 940A, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M2070-Q
2011
6 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
3.39
+18.1%

Tesla M2070-Q outperforms 940A by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking734788
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Power efficiency1.035.96
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGF100GM108
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date25 July 2011 (13 years ago)13 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,489 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores448384
Core clock speed574 MHz1029 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1124 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rate32.1417.98
Floating-point processing power1.028 TFLOPS0.8632 TFLOPS
ROPs488
TMUs5616

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length248 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount6 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed783 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth150.3 GB/s16.02 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA2.05.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

Tesla M2070-Q 3.39
+18.1%
GeForce 940A 2.87

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Tesla M2070-Q 1305
+18%
GeForce 940A 1106

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 3.39 2.87
Recency 25 July 2011 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 33 Watt

Tesla M2070-Q has a 18.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce 940A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 581.8% lower power consumption.

The Tesla M2070-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940A in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M2070-Q is a workstation card while GeForce 940A is a notebook 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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