T550 Mobile vs Tesla M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M40 with T550 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M40
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
26.87
+161%

Tesla M40 outperforms T550 Mobile by a whopping 161% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking186408
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation84.92no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGM200TU117
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 November 2015 (8 years ago)27 May 2022 (2 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 cores30721024
Core clock speed948 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed1112 MHz1665 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt25 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate213.5106.6
Floating-point performance6,844 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Tesla M40 and T550 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 datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed6 GB/s12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s96 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 (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA5.27.5

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 HD130−140
+145%
53
−145%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+133%
14−16
−133%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+150%
30−35
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+150%
24−27
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+159%
27−30
−159%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+160%
50−55
−160%
Hitman 3 45−50
+137%
18−20
−137%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+156%
40−45
−156%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+150%
30−35
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+159%
27−30
−159%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+155%
51
−155%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+157%
35−40
−157%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+133%
14−16
−133%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+150%
30−35
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+150%
24−27
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+159%
27−30
−159%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+160%
50−55
−160%
Hitman 3 45−50
+137%
18−20
−137%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+156%
40−45
−156%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+150%
30−35
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+159%
27−30
−159%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−105
+138%
42
−138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−105
+150%
40
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+157%
35−40
−157%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+133%
14−16
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+150%
24−27
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+160%
50−55
−160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+156%
40−45
−156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+150%
36
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+150%
20
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+157%
35−40
−157%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+159%
27−30
−159%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+150%
20−22
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+135%
16−18
−135%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+137%
18−20
−137%
Hitman 3 30−33
+131%
12−14
−131%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+133%
14−16
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+135%
16−18
−135%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Hitman 3 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+131%
12−14
−131%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%

This is how Tesla M40 and T550 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Tesla M40 is 145% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.87 10.30
Recency 10 November 2015 27 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 25 Watt

The Tesla M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the T550 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M40 is a workstation card while T550 Mobile is a notebook one.


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