Tesla T4 vs Tesla M40 24 GB

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Combined performance score

Tesla M40 24 GB
27.02

Tesla T4 outperforms Tesla M40 24 GB by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking184183
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money32.0218.93
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGM200TU104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date10 November 2015 (8 years old)13 September 2018 (5 years old)
Current price$250 $782
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla M40 24 GB has 69% better value for money than Tesla T4.

Technical specs

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 cores30722560
Core clock speedno data585 MHz
Boost clock speed1112 MHz1590 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate213.5254.4

Size and 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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPSNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6 GB/s10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s320.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA5.27.5

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 27.02
Tesla T4 28.14
+4.1%

Tesla T4 outperforms Tesla M40 24 GB by 4% in our combined 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 10474
Tesla T4 10908
+4.1%

Tesla T4 outperforms Tesla M40 24 GB by 4% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 27.02 28.14
Recency 10 November 2015 13 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 70 Watt

We couldn't decide between Tesla M40 24 GB and Tesla T4. The differences in performance seem too small.


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

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