GeForce GTX 960 vs Tesla M40 24 GB

Place in performance ranking	185	318
Place by popularity	not in top-100	52
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.57	2.21
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	GM200	GM206
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 November 2015 (8 years ago)	22 January 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199
Current price	$250	$440 (2.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla M40 24 GB has 1464% better value for money than GTX 960.

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	1024
CUDA cores	no data	1024
Core clock speed	no data	1127 MHz
Boost clock speed	1112 MHz	1178 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	213.5	72 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	no data	2,413 gflops

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).

Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	9.5" (24.1 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	no data	400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	1x 6-pins
SLI options	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6 GB/s	7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	112 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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor support	no data	4 displays
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	no data	+
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	no data	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	no data	+
GPU Boost	no data	2.0
GameWorks	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	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	+
CUDA	5.2	+

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
+71.6%

GTX 960 15.72

Tesla M40 24 GB outperforms GeForce GTX 960 by 72% 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
+71.6%

GTX 960 6072

Tesla M40 24 GB outperforms GeForce GTX 960 by 72% 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	110−120 +69.2%	65 −69.2%
4K	50−55 +66.7%	30 −66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+78.6%

14−16

−78.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +88.9%	27−30 −88.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +79.2%	24−27 −79.2%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +85%	40−45 −85%
Hitman 3	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +80%	35−40 −80%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +73.3%	30−33 −73.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +88.9%	27−30 −88.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +79.2%	24−27 −79.2%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +85%	40−45 −85%
Hitman 3	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +80%	35−40 −80%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +73.3%	30−33 −73.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +85%	40−45 −85%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +80%	35−40 −80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +75%	16−18 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+83.3%

24−27

−83.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +75%	16−18 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+85.7%

14−16

−85.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Hitman 3	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%