Tesla M40 vs Tesla P4

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Combined performance score

Tesla P4
22.36

Tesla M40 outperforms Tesla P4 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking227188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money50.7774.88
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code nameGP104GM200
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date13 September 2016 (7 years old)10 November 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$92 $101
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla M40 has 47% better value for money than Tesla P4.

Technical specs

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 cores25603072
Core clock speed886 MHz948 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz1112 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate178.2213.5
Floating-point performance5,443 gflops6,844 gflops

Size and 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 3.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone8-pin EPS

Memory

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
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth192.3 GB/s288.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.15.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 P4 22.36
Tesla M40 26.27
+17.5%

Tesla M40 outperforms Tesla P4 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Tesla P4 8668
Tesla M40 10182
+17.5%

Tesla M40 outperforms Tesla P4 by 17% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 22.36 26.27
Recency 13 September 2016 10 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt

The Tesla M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla P4 in performance tests.


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