Tesla K40st vs GeForce GTX 280M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 982 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | N10E-GTX | GK110B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 2 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 22 November 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $7,699 |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | 2880 |
| CUDA cores | 128 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 585 MHz | 575 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 7,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 245 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.44 | 138.0 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.3745 gflops | 3.312 gflops |
| Gigaflops | 562 | no 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-IV | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| SLI options | + | - |
| MXM Type | MXM 3.0 Type-B | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 950 MHz | 6008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 61 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 | HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 March 2009 | 22 November 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 245 Watt |
GTX 280M has 226.7% lower power consumption.
Tesla K40st, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 280M and Tesla K40st. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 280M is a notebook card while Tesla K40st 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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