Radeon Vega 7 vs Tesla P40
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla P40 with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.
Tesla P40 outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 327% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 181 | 540 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 10 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.78 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.77 | 11.41 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GP102 | Cezanne |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 September 2016 (8 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 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.
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 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 1303 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1531 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,800 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 367.4 | 53.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 11.76 TFLOPS | 1.702 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 8 |
| TMUs | 240 | 28 |
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 | IGP |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 8-pin EPS | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1808 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 347.1 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
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 HD | 95−100
+313%
| 23
−313%
|
| 1440p | 100−110
+300%
| 25
−300%
|
| 4K | 60−65
+300%
| 15
−300%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 59.99 | no data |
| 1440p | 56.99 | no data |
| 4K | 94.98 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Valorant | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Valorant | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 58
+0%
|
58
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Valorant | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
This is how Tesla P40 and Vega 7 compete in popular games:
- Tesla P40 is 313% faster in 1080p
- Tesla P40 is 300% faster in 1440p
- Tesla P40 is 300% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 50 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 30.61 | 7.17 |
| Recency | 13 September 2016 | 13 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 45 Watt |
Tesla P40 has a 326.9% higher aggregate performance score.
Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 455.6% lower power consumption.
The Tesla P40 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla P40 is a workstation card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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