GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile vs Tesla M40

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Aggregate performance score

Tesla M40
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
26.87

GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms Tesla M40 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking18688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation84.64no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGM200GN20-E7 GA104
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 November 2015 (8 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price$101 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores30726144
Core clock speed948 MHz780 - 1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1112 MHz1245 - 1710 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate213.5296.6
Floating-point performance6,844 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Tesla M40 and GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6 GB/s14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.0
Vulkan1.31.2
CUDA5.28.6

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 HD75−80
−58.7%
119
+58.7%
1440p50−55
−54%
77
+54%
4K30−35
−60%
48
+60%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 134
−49.3%
200−210
+49.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 122
−47.5%
180−190
+47.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 96
−45.8%
140−150
+45.8%
Battlefield 5 130−140
−50.4%
200−210
+50.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−44.6%
120−130
+44.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 117
−45.3%
170−180
+45.3%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−47.7%
130−140
+47.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−47.1%
150−160
+47.1%
Forza Horizon 4 194
−49.5%
290−300
+49.5%
Hitman 3 130
−46.2%
190−200
+46.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220
−36.4%
300−310
+36.4%
Metro Exodus 110−120
−46.6%
170−180
+46.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−53.1%
150−160
+53.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 261
−53.3%
400−450
+53.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110
−45.5%
160−170
+45.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 106
−50.9%
160−170
+50.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
−51.9%
120−130
+51.9%
Battlefield 5 130−140
−50.4%
200−210
+50.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−44.6%
120−130
+44.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
−51.5%
150−160
+51.5%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−47.7%
130−140
+47.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−47.1%
150−160
+47.1%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−49.4%
230−240
+49.4%
Hitman 3 104
−44.2%
150−160
+44.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−48.8%
250−260
+48.8%
Metro Exodus 126
−50.8%
190−200
+50.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
−50%
150−160
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 213
−40.8%
300−310
+40.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 191
−51.8%
290−300
+51.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
−32.2%
300−310
+32.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75
−46.7%
110−120
+46.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
−44.9%
100−105
+44.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−44.6%
120−130
+44.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
−44.4%
130−140
+44.4%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−47.7%
130−140
+47.7%
Forza Horizon 4 157
−52.9%
240−250
+52.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 155
−48.4%
230−240
+48.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 185
−51.4%
280−290
+51.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
−50.9%
160−170
+50.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 74
−48.6%
110−120
+48.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
−47.4%
140−150
+47.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−50%
120−130
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 129
−47.3%
190−200
+47.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
−53.2%
95−100
+53.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 54
−48.1%
80−85
+48.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70
−42.9%
100−105
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
Far Cry 5 102
−47.1%
150−160
+47.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130
−46.2%
190−200
+46.2%
Hitman 3 76
−44.7%
110−120
+44.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
−48.8%
180−190
+48.8%
Metro Exodus 90
−44.4%
130−140
+44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 141
−48.9%
210−220
+48.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
−51.9%
120−130
+51.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 56
−51.8%
85−90
+51.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 83
−44.6%
120−130
+44.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−42.9%
60−65
+42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Hitman 3 47
−48.9%
70−75
+48.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
−51.5%
100−105
+51.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 49
−53.1%
75−80
+53.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
−42.9%
100−105
+42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
−51.2%
65−70
+51.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 36
−52.8%
55−60
+52.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Forza Horizon 4 87
−49.4%
130−140
+49.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 69
−44.9%
100−105
+44.9%
Metro Exodus 58
−46.6%
85−90
+46.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 46
−52.2%
70−75
+52.2%

This is how Tesla M40 and RTX 3080 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 59% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 54% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 60% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.87 41.26
Recency 10 November 2015 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 150 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M40 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M40 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is a notebook one.


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