Radeon Pro WX 4170 Mobile vs Tesla P40
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 229 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.99 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.64 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GP102 | Baffin |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 13 September 2016 (9 years ago) | 1 March 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,699 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 3840 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1303 MHz | 1002 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1531 MHz | 1053 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,800 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 367.4 | 67.39 |
| Floating-point processing power | 11.76 TFLOPS | 2.157 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 16 |
| TMUs | 240 | 64 |
| L1 Cache | 1.4 MB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 1024 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 8-pin EPS | no 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1808 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 347.1 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 September 2016 | 1 March 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 50 Watt |
Tesla P40 has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Pro WX 4170 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Tesla P40 and Radeon Pro WX 4170 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla P40 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon Pro WX 4170 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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