RTX PRO 6000 vs Tesla M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M40 and RTX PRO 6000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla M40
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
24.39

RTX PRO 6000 outperforms Tesla M40 by a whopping 216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2489
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.439.79
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGM200GB202
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date10 November 2015 (9 years ago)2025 (recently)

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 cores307224064
Core clock speed948 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed1112 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate213.51,810
Floating-point processing power6.832 TFLOPS115.8 TFLOPS
ROPs96176
TMUs192752
Tensor Coresno data752
Ray Tracing Coresno data188

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 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount12 GB96 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA5.210.1
DLSS-+

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.

Tesla M40 24.39
RTX PRO 6000 77.14
+216%

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 Samples: 20 10219
RTX PRO 6000 Samples: 39 32323
+216%

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 24.39 77.14
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 96 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 600 Watt

Tesla M40 has 140% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000, on the other hand, has a 216.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M40 in performance tests.

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