FireGL X1-256 vs Tesla P40

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Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking156not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation100.00no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Rage 8 (2002−2006)
GPU code nameGP102R300
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date13 September 2016 (7 years ago)1 July 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,699 no data
Current price$131 (0x MSRP)$130

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 cores3840no data
Core clock speed1303 MHz325 MHz
Boost clock speed1531 MHzno data
Number of transistors11,800 million110 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt37 Watt
Texture fill rate367.42.600
Floating-point performance11,758 gflopsno 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16AGP 8x
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPSNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount24 GB256 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.2 GB/s620 MHz
Memory bandwidth347.1 GB/s19.84 GB/s

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 outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.62.0
OpenCL3.0N/A
Vulkan1.3N/A
CUDA6.1no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 September 2016 1 July 2002
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 37 Watt

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