GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs Tesla P40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla P40 with GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Tesla P40
2016
24 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
32.36

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Tesla P40 by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking15639
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation100.00no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGP102GN21-X11
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 September 2016 (7 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,699 no data
Current price$131 (0x MSRP)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 cores38409728
Core clock speed1303 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1531 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate367.4515.3
Floating-point performance11,758 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Tesla P40 and GeForce RTX 4090 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 datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.2 GB/s20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth347.1 GB/s576.0 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA6.18.9

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 HD100−110
−74%
174
+74%
1440p75−80
−78.7%
134
+78.7%
4K45−50
−84.4%
83
+84.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−73.3%
156
+73.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−80%
90−95
+80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−70.9%
90−95
+70.9%
Battlefield 5 100−105
−74%
170−180
+74%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−75%
100−110
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−77.5%
142
+77.5%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−76.7%
100−110
+76.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
−76%
130−140
+76%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
−84%
180−190
+84%
Hitman 3 95−100
−76.8%
168
+76.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
−77%
354
+77%
Metro Exodus 75−80
−77.3%
130−140
+77.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−76.9%
110−120
+76.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230−240
−74.3%
401
+74.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−69.4%
144
+69.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−80%
90−95
+80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 110−120
−70%
187
+70%
Battlefield 5 100−105
−74%
170−180
+74%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−75%
100−110
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−70%
136
+70%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−76.7%
100−110
+76.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
−76%
130−140
+76%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
−84%
180−190
+84%
Hitman 3 45−50
−84.4%
83
+84.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
−74.6%
220−230
+74.6%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−82.5%
73
+82.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−76.9%
110−120
+76.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
−75.9%
387
+75.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 230−240
−71.3%
394
+71.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−81.5%
110−120
+81.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−80%
90−95
+80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 95−100
−69.5%
161
+69.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−75%
100−110
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−78.6%
125
+78.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−76.7%
100−110
+76.7%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
−84%
180−190
+84%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
−69.4%
305
+69.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 210−220
−76.7%
371
+76.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
−70%
204
+70%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−71.4%
120
+71.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−76.9%
110−120
+76.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−75.4%
110−120
+75.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
−69.3%
120−130
+69.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−74.3%
60−65
+74.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
−70.7%
128
+70.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−74%
85−90
+74%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−72.7%
95
+72.7%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−68.9%
152
+68.9%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−74.3%
120−130
+74.3%
Hitman 3 80−85
−72.5%
138
+72.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−80.7%
253
+80.7%
Metro Exodus 75−80
−70.7%
128
+70.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 170−180
−74.7%
297
+74.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
−72.6%
164
+72.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−81.7%
109
+81.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−70.9%
90−95
+70.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−71.4%
60−65
+71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Hitman 3 27−30
−70.4%
45−50
+70.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−72%
129
+72%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
−70%
102
+70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
−76.5%
150
+76.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−70.8%
40−45
+70.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
−73.3%
78
+73.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−81%
35−40
+81%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−77.8%
48
+77.8%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−82.2%
80−85
+82.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−75.3%
149
+75.3%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−70%
102
+70%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−72.5%
69
+72.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−76.7%
50−55
+76.7%

This is how Tesla P40 and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 74% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 79% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 84% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.36 54.60
Recency 13 September 2016 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 150 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla P40 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla P40 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a notebook one.


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