Tesla P40 vs Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile with Tesla P40, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5000 Mobile
2019
16 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
36.12
+18.4%

RTX 5000 Mobile outperforms Tesla P40 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking134183
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.44
Power efficiency22.518.36
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU104GP102
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)13 September 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$5,699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores30723840
Core clock speed1035 MHz1303 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1531 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million11,800 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate296.6367.4
Floating-point processing power9.492 TFLOPS11.76 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs192240
Tensor Cores384no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1808 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s347.1 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.56.1

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 HD133
+20.9%
110−120
−20.9%
1440p79
+21.5%
65−70
−21.5%
4K54
+20%
45−50
−20%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data51.81
1440pno data87.68
4Kno data126.64

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+22.4%
85−90
−22.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+24%
100−105
−24%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 125
+25%
100−105
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+18.6%
70−75
−18.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+18.8%
80−85
−18.8%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+26%
150−160
−26%
Hitman 3 80−85
+26.2%
65−70
−26.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+23.8%
130−140
−23.8%
Metro Exodus 144
+20%
120−130
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 113
+18.9%
95−100
−18.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+27.3%
110−120
−27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+28%
100−105
−28%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+26.2%
65−70
−26.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+24%
100−105
−24%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 118
+24.2%
95−100
−24.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+18.6%
70−75
−18.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+18.8%
80−85
−18.8%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+26%
150−160
−26%
Hitman 3 80−85
+26.2%
65−70
−26.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+23.8%
130−140
−23.8%
Metro Exodus 144
+20%
120−130
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+23.8%
80−85
−23.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+27.3%
110−120
−27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+23.1%
65−70
−23.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+28%
100−105
−28%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 73
+21.7%
60−65
−21.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 88
+25.7%
70−75
−25.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+18.6%
70−75
−18.6%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+26%
150−160
−26%
Hitman 3 80−85
+26.2%
65−70
−26.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+23.8%
130−140
−23.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+27.3%
110−120
−27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+25%
80−85
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+28%
100−105
−28%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+20%
90−95
−20%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+26%
50−55
−26%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+20%
55−60
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+20.6%
180−190
−20.6%
Hitman 3 50−55
+25%
40−45
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+18.6%
70−75
−18.6%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+20%
60−65
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+24%
75−80
−24%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+18.8%
160−170
−18.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90
+20%
75−80
−20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Hitman 3 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+19.3%
150−160
−19.3%
Metro Exodus 76
+26.7%
60−65
−26.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 71
+29.1%
55−60
−29.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+30%
40−45
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50
+25%
40−45
−25%

This is how RTX 5000 Mobile and Tesla P40 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Mobile is 21% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 Mobile is 22% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5000 Mobile is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.12 30.50
Recency 27 May 2019 13 September 2016
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 250 Watt

RTX 5000 Mobile has a 18.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 127.3% lower power consumption.

Tesla P40, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla P40 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Tesla P40 is a workstation one.


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