GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs Tesla M40 24 GB

Place in performance ranking	185	147
Place by popularity	not in top-100	35
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.59	25.84
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GM200	Turing TU116
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 November 2015 (8 years ago)	22 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279
Current price	$250	$284 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla M40 24 GB has 34% better value for money than GTX 1660 Ti.

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	3072	1536
Core clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1112 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	213.5	169.9

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 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	1x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	6 GB/s	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	288.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.7	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.2.131
CUDA	5.2	7.5

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.

Tesla M40 24 GB 26.97

GTX 1660 Ti 33.47
+24.1%

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms Tesla M40 24 GB by 24% based on our aggregate 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%

Tesla M40 24 GB 10417

GTX 1660 Ti 12926
+24.1%

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms Tesla M40 24 GB by 24% 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	80−85 −30%	104 +30%
1440p	45−50 −26.7%	57 +26.7%
4K	30−35 −26.7%	38 +26.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

−30%

78
+30%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −32.3%	86 +32.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −34.5%	74 +34.5%
Battlefield 5	100−105 −30%	130 +30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −26.7%	95 +26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −29.1%	71 +29.1%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −30%	104 +30%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 −24.4%	112 +24.4%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 −31%	131 +31%
Hitman 3	55−60 −25.5%	65−70 +25.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −28.6%	180 +28.6%
Metro Exodus	100−105 −34%	134 +34%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 −25.3%	119 +25.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −30%	156 +30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −24.3%	85−90 +24.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −30.9%	72 +30.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −37.5%	55 +37.5%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −27.4%	121 +27.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −30.8%	85 +30.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −26.7%	57 +26.7%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −26.2%	82 +26.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −31.7%	79 +31.7%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −28.2%	218 +28.2%
Hitman 3	55−60 −25.5%	65−70 +25.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 −34%	130−140 +34%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −28.8%	103 +28.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −28.8%	103 +28.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 −27%	127 +27%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 −28.9%	116 +28.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −24.3%	85−90 +24.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −32.5%	53 +32.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −25%	50 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −27.3%	70 +27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −31.4%	46 +31.4%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −35.6%	61 +35.6%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −29.3%	97 +29.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −27.5%	102 +27.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −29.4%	110 +29.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −37.8%	62 +37.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −24.3%	85−90 +24.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80

−29.3%

97
+29.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −25%	75 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −26.2%	82 +26.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 −36.7%	41 +36.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −33.3%	36 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −37.5%	55 +37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −28.6%	27 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −34%	67 +34%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −28.3%	77 +28.3%
Hitman 3	30−33 −40%	40−45 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −25%	75 +25%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −30%	65 +30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −30%	78 +30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −31.4%	45−50 +31.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

−30%

65
+30%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −33.3%	36 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −38.1%	29 +38.1%
Hitman 3	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −36.7%	40−45 +36.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −44.4%	26 +44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −43.3%	43 +43.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −38.9%	25 +38.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −35.7%	19 +35.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −38.9%	25 +38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −37.5%	11 +37.5%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −25%	20 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −27.5%	51 +27.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −40%	42 +40%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −29.6%	35 +29.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−25.7%

44
+25.7%

This is how Tesla M40 24 GB and GTX 1660 Ti compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 Ti is 30% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti is 27% faster in 1440p
GTX 1660 Ti is 27% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	26.97	33.47
Recency	10 November 2015	22 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	120 Watt