Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs Tesla P40

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla P40 with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

Tesla P40
2016
24 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.68
+254%

Tesla P40 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 254% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking190503
Place by popularitynot in top-10033
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.88no data
Power efficiency8.6740.81
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGP102Vega
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 September 2016 (8 years ago)7 January 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,699 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores3840512
Core clock speed1303 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1531 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate367.4no data
Floating-point processing power11.76 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs240no 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 x16no data
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount24 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1808 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth347.1 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

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 data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA6.1-

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 HD75−80
+241%
22
−241%
1440p55−60
+244%
16
−244%
4K35−40
+250%
10
−250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p75.99no data
1440p103.62no data
4K162.83no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 63
+0%
63
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18
+0%
18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+0%
13
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Fortnite 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14
+0%
14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 19
+0%
19
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 48
+0%
48
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Dota 2 51
+0%
51
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Fortnite 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
+0%
19
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10
+0%
10
+0%
Metro Exodus 16
+0%
16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+0%
21
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Dota 2 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+0%
14
+0%
Valorant 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18
+0%
18
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21
+0%
21
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
+0%
9
+0%
Metro Exodus 10
+0%
10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
+0%
22
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Far Cry 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
+0%
10
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 6
+0%
6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 8
+0%
8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how Tesla P40 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • Tesla P40 is 241% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla P40 is 244% faster in 1440p
  • Tesla P40 is 250% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.68 8.66
Recency 13 September 2016 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 15 Watt

Tesla P40 has a 254.3% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

The Tesla P40 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla P40 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.

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