RTX A5500 Mobile vs Tesla M40 24 GB

Place in the ranking	209	75
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.48	18.99
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM200	GA103
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	10 November 2015 (9 years ago)	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)

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	3072	7424
Core clock speed	948 MHz	975 MHz
Boost clock speed	1112 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	22,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	165 Watt
Texture fill rate	213.5	348.0
Floating-point processing power	6.832 TFLOPS	22.27 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	96
TMUs	192	232
Tensor Cores	no data	232
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	58

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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	5.2	8.6

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 M40 24 GB 27.10

RTX A5500 Mobile 45.44
+67.7%

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 M40 24 GB 10417

RTX A5500 Mobile 17463
+67.6%

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	70−75 −77.1%	124 +77.1%
1440p	45−50 −80%	81 +80%
4K	30−35 −86.7%	56 +86.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	129 +0%	129 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	57 +0%	57 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	244 +0%	244 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 +0%	44 +0%
Dota 2	151 +0%	151 +0%
Far Cry 5	108 +0%	108 +0%
Fortnite	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200 +0%	200 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	145 +0%	145 +0%
Metro Exodus	38 +0%	38 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	38 +0%	38 +0%
Dota 2	155 +0%	155 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	178 +0%	178 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	99 +0%	99 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	99 +0%	99 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
World of Tanks	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +0%	23 +0%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	129 +0%	129 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Dota 2	97 +0%	97 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	97 +0%	97 +0%
Metro Exodus	31 +0%	31 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	97 +0%	97 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +0%	9 +0%
Dota 2	132 +0%	132 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Fortnite	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	68 +0%	68 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

This is how Tesla M40 24 GB and RTX A5500 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A5500 Mobile is 77% faster in 1080p
RTX A5500 Mobile is 80% faster in 1440p
RTX A5500 Mobile is 87% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.10	45.44
Recency	10 November 2015	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	165 Watt

Tesla M40 24 GB has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX A5500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 67.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 51.5% lower power consumption.

The RTX A5500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M40 24 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M40 24 GB is a workstation card while RTX A5500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.