RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile vs Tesla M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M40 with RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M40
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
27.12

RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms Tesla M40 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking202109
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.5023.71
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGM200no data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 November 2015 (9 years ago)21 March 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 cores30723072
Core clock speed948 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1112 MHzno data
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz16000 MHz
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 Ultimate
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA5.2-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 27.12
RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile 39.45
+45.5%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Tesla M40 10465
RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile 15221
+45.4%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.12 39.45
Recency 10 November 2015 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 115 Watt

Tesla M40 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 45.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 117.4% lower power consumption.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M40 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M40 is a workstation card while RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile is a notebook one.


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

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