Radeon RX 5700 vs Tesla M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M40 with Radeon RX 5700, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M40
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
23.37

RX 5700 outperforms Tesla M40 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking215134
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.63
Power efficiency7.4414.21
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGM200Navi 10
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date10 November 2015 (9 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores30722304
Core clock speed948 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speed1112 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate213.5248.4
Floating-point processing power6.832 TFLOPS7.949 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs192144

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 4.0 x16
Length267 mm268 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.0
Vulkan1.31.2.131
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.

Tesla M40 23.37
RX 5700 32.14
+37.5%

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 10448
RX 5700 14373
+37.6%

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 HD80−85
−43.8%
115
+43.8%
1440p50−55
−42%
71
+42%
4K30−35
−46.7%
44
+46.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.03
1440pno data4.92
4Kno data7.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 159
+0%
159
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 344
+0%
344
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 121
+0%
121
+0%
Battlefield 5 115
+0%
115
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 307
+0%
307
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry 5 156
+0%
156
+0%
Fortnite 166
+0%
166
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150
+0%
150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 151
+0%
151
+0%
Valorant 294
+0%
294
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 70
+0%
70
+0%
Battlefield 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 154
+0%
154
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Dota 2 156
+0%
156
+0%
Far Cry 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Fortnite 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+0%
130
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 137
+0%
137
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 144
+0%
144
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+0%
147
+0%
Valorant 291
+0%
291
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+0%
58
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+0%
118
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 139
+0%
139
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
+0%
91
+0%
Valorant 160
+0%
160
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 118
+0%
118
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 51
+0%
51
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 277
+0%
277
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 103
+0%
103
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 77
+0%
77
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+0%
48
+0%
Valorant 231
+0%
231
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Far Cry 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+0%
70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 59
+0%
59
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 39
+0%
39
+0%

This is how Tesla M40 and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 44% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 is 42% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 47% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.37 32.14
Recency 10 November 2015 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 180 Watt

Tesla M40 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 5700, on the other hand, has a 37.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 38.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M40 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M40 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5700 is a desktop one.

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