Tesla K40m vs GeForce GT 730

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 730 with Tesla K40m, including specs and performance data.

GT 730
2014
2 GB DDR3, 49 Watt
2.16

Tesla K40m outperforms GT 730 by a whopping 278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking863512
Place by popularity37not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.190.13
Power efficiency3.022.28
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF108GK110B
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date18 June 2014 (10 years ago)22 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59.99 $7,699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 730 has 46% better value for money than Tesla K40m.

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 cores962880
Core clock speed700 MHz745 MHz
Boost clock speedno data876 MHz
Number of transistors585 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt245 Watt
Texture fill rate11.2 GT/s210.2
Floating-point processing power0.2688 TFLOPS5.046 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs16240

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 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s288.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA2.13.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 730 2.16
Tesla K40m 8.16
+278%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 730 833
Tesla K40m 3143
+277%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GT 730 2682
Tesla K40m 14135
+427%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.16 8.16
Recency 18 June 2014 22 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 245 Watt

GT 730 has an age advantage of 6 months, and 400% lower power consumption.

Tesla K40m, on the other hand, has a 277.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Tesla K40m is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 730 is a desktop card while Tesla K40m is a workstation one.


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