Arc 8-Core iGPU vs Tesla M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M40 with Arc 8-Core iGPU, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M40
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
25.94
+46.7%

Tesla M40 outperforms Arc 8-Core iGPU by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking210304
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.48no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameGM200Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 November 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year 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 cores30728
Core clock speed948 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1112 MHz2300 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate213.5no data
Floating-point processing power6.832 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs192no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPSno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount12 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1502 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_2
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA5.2-

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 HD50−55
+38.9%
36
−38.9%
1440p27−30
+35%
20
−35%
4K21−24
+40%
15
−40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 26
+0%
26
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 26
+0%
26
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+0%
71
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 40
+0%
40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+0%
23
+0%
Dota 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
Far Cry 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Fortnite 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
+0%
25
+0%
Metro Exodus 29
+0%
29
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
World of Tanks 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21
+0%
21
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+0%
46
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 11
+0%
11
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 11
+0%
11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
World of Tanks 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+0%
30
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 9
+0%
9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
+0%
9
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+0%
9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how Tesla M40 and Arc 8-Core iGPU compete in popular games:

  • Tesla M40 is 39% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla M40 is 35% faster in 1440p
  • Tesla M40 is 40% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 55 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.94 17.68
Recency 10 November 2015 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

Tesla M40 has a 46.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc 8-Core iGPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Tesla M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc 8-Core iGPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M40 is a workstation card while Arc 8-Core iGPU is a notebook one.


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