GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs Tesla M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M40 with GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M40
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
26.87

RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms Tesla M40 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking18666
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation85.14no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGM200GN21-X6
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 November 2015 (8 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores30724608
Core clock speed948 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speed1112 MHz2175 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate213.5244.1
Floating-point performance6,844 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Tesla M40 and GeForce RTX 4070 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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6 GB/s16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s256.0 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA5.28.9

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
−69.3%
127
+69.3%
1440p40−45
−87.5%
75
+87.5%
4K27−30
−77.8%
48
+77.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−77.3%
133
+77.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−71.1%
75−80
+71.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
−73.3%
75−80
+73.3%
Battlefield 5 85−90
−69.4%
140−150
+69.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−80%
90−95
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−78.5%
116
+78.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−70.9%
90−95
+70.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−69.2%
110−120
+69.2%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−71.6%
160−170
+71.6%
Hitman 3 50−55
−84%
90−95
+84%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−72.5%
276
+72.5%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−74.3%
120−130
+74.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−71.7%
100−110
+71.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 170−180
−73.5%
295
+73.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−76.7%
100−110
+76.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−71.1%
75−80
+71.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
−73.3%
75−80
+73.3%
Battlefield 5 85−90
−69.4%
140−150
+69.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−80%
90−95
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−78.2%
98
+78.2%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−70.9%
90−95
+70.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−69.2%
110−120
+69.2%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−71.6%
160−170
+71.6%
Hitman 3 50−55
−84%
90−95
+84%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−68.2%
180−190
+68.2%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−70%
68
+70%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−71.7%
100−110
+71.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
−79.2%
233
+79.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
−76.2%
229
+76.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−76.7%
100−110
+76.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−71.1%
75−80
+71.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−68.3%
101
+68.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−80%
90−95
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−74%
87
+74%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−70.9%
90−95
+70.9%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−71.6%
160−170
+71.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−105
−83%
183
+83%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−69.2%
203
+69.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−78.5%
116
+78.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−78%
89
+78%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−71.7%
100−110
+71.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−78%
85−90
+78%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−76.7%
100−110
+76.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−87.5%
75
+87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−75%
70−75
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−80%
54
+80%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−73.8%
113
+73.8%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−74.5%
95−100
+74.5%
Hitman 3 35−40
−71.4%
60−65
+71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−68.2%
143
+68.2%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−75%
105
+75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−78.7%
134
+78.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−76%
88
+76%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−82.9%
64
+82.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−73.3%
75−80
+73.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−70.4%
45−50
+70.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Hitman 3 21−24
−76.2%
35−40
+76.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−68.6%
55−60
+68.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−76.7%
53
+76.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−75%
70
+75%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−77.8%
30−35
+77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−75%
42
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−91.7%
23
+91.7%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−82.9%
60−65
+82.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−68.6%
55−60
+68.6%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−81.5%
45−50
+81.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−83.3%
33
+83.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−70.8%
40−45
+70.8%

This is how Tesla M40 and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 69% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 88% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 78% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.87 45.09
Recency 10 November 2015 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 115 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4070 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 4070 Mobile is a notebook one.


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