Tesla M40 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile with Tesla M40, including specs and performance data.
Tesla M40 outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile by a whopping 134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 415 | 204 |
| Place by popularity | 98 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.61 | 7.46 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | GP107B | GM200 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 10 November 2015 (9 years ago) |
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 | 640 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 1354 MHz | 948 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1493 MHz | 1112 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 8,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 59.72 | 213.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.911 TFLOPS | 6.832 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 96 |
| TMUs | 40 | 192 |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 8-pin EPS |
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 | 4000 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7008 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 288.4 GB/s |
| 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 | DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDCP | 2.2 | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 5.2 |
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:
| 900p | 73
−133%
| 170−180
+133%
|
| Full HD | 46
−117%
| 100−110
+117%
|
| 1440p | 24
−129%
| 55−60
+129%
|
| 4K | 15
−133%
| 35−40
+133%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 37
−130%
|
85−90
+130%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 51
−116%
|
110−120
+116%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 40
−125%
|
90−95
+125%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
−131%
|
90−95
+131%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 38
−124%
|
85−90
+124%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55
−118%
|
120−130
+118%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
−122%
|
60−65
+122%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 33
−127%
|
75−80
+127%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30
−133%
|
70−75
+133%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 44
−127%
|
100−105
+127%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 33
−127%
|
75−80
+127%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 36
−122%
|
80−85
+122%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 37
−130%
|
85−90
+130%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 52
−131%
|
120−130
+131%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
−111%
|
40−45
+111%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 29
−124%
|
65−70
+124%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 39
−131%
|
90−95
+131%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18
−122%
|
40−45
+122%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 37
−130%
|
85−90
+130%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 33
−127%
|
75−80
+127%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 33
−127%
|
75−80
+127%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 37
−130%
|
85−90
+130%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 22
−127%
|
50−55
+127%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18
−122%
|
40−45
+122%
|
| Metro Exodus | 11
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18−20
−111%
|
40−45
+111%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 17
−106%
|
35−40
+106%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 13
−131%
|
30−33
+131%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 26
−131%
|
60−65
+131%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24
−129%
|
55−60
+129%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 26
−131%
|
60−65
+131%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7
−129%
|
16−18
+129%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7
−129%
|
16−18
+129%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 13
−131%
|
30−33
+131%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 11
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 11
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 15
−133%
|
35−40
+133%
|
This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and Tesla M40 compete in popular games:
- Tesla M40 is 133% faster in 900p
- Tesla M40 is 117% faster in 1080p
- Tesla M40 is 129% faster in 1440p
- Tesla M40 is 133% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.59 | 27.17 |
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 10 November 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4000 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 250 Watt |
GTX 1050 Mobile has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
Tesla M40, on the other hand, has a 134.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 207.2% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Tesla M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook card while Tesla M40 is a workstation 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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