Radeon RX 5500M vs Tesla M40 24 GB

Place in performance ranking	185	345
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.62	9.23
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code name	GM200	Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	10 November 2015 (8 years ago)	29 September 2019 (4 years ago)
Current price	$250	$998

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla M40 24 GB has 275% better value for money than RX 5500M.

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	1408
Core clock speed	no data	1327 MHz
Boost clock speed	1112 MHz	1645 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	85 Watt
Texture fill rate	213.5	144.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Tesla M40 24 GB and Radeon RX 5500M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	None

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	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6 GB/s	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	224.0 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

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	2.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.2.131
CUDA	5.2	no data

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 26.98
+89.3%

RX 5500M 14.25

Tesla M40 24 GB outperforms Radeon RX 5500M by 89% 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
+89.3%

RX 5500M 5502

Tesla M40 24 GB outperforms Radeon RX 5500M by 89% 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	100−110 +78.6%	56 −78.6%
1440p	95−100 +86.3%	51 −86.3%
4K	55−60 +83.3%	30 −83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

100−105

+81.8%

55
−81.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +86%	43 −86%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +78.6%	56 −78.6%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +84.8%	45−50 −84.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +88.7%	53 −88.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +86%	43 −86%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +81.8%	30−35 −81.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +79.5%	35−40 −79.5%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +76.5%	65−70 −76.5%
Hitman 3	100−105 +72.4%	58 −72.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +84.9%	119 −84.9%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +80.9%	45−50 −80.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +75.4%	57 −75.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190−200 +88.1%	101 −88.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 +72.4%	58 −72.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +87.5%	40 −87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +73.1%	26 −73.1%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +76.5%	34 −76.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +87.5%	48 −87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +81.8%	33 −81.8%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +81.8%	30−35 −81.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +79.5%	35−40 −79.5%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +76.5%	65−70 −76.5%
Hitman 3	90−95 +80%	50 −80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	270−280 +87.5%	144 −87.5%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +80.6%	36 −80.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +88.7%	53 −88.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +82.9%	82 −82.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +80.6%	72 −80.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +78.6%	168 −78.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +77.4%	31 −77.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +71.4%	14 −71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +73.1%	26 −73.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +83.3%	30 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +81.8%	30−35 −81.8%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +76.5%	65−70 −76.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +88.4%	69 −88.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +80.6%	72 −80.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +88.9%	45 −88.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +81.8%	22 −81.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+85.2%

54
−85.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−105 +85.2%	54 −85.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +82.7%	52 −82.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +80%	10 −80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +83.3%	30 −83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +87.5%	48 −87.5%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
Hitman 3	60−65 +81.8%	33 −81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +81.8%	55 −81.8%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +80.9%	47 −80.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +80%	24−27 −80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +80%	14−16 −80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +87.5%	16 −87.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80
+87.5%

−87.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +72.4%	29 −72.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Hitman 3	16−18 +77.8%	9 −77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +80%	14−16 −80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +80%	15 −80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +80%	25 −80%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +80%	25 −80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+75%

−75%

This is how Tesla M40 24 GB and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

Tesla M40 24 GB is 79% faster in 1080p
Tesla M40 24 GB is 86% faster in 1440p
Tesla M40 24 GB is 83% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	26.98	14.25
Recency	10 November 2015	29 September 2019
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	85 Watt