Tesla M40 vs Radeon R7 250X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 250X with Tesla M40, including specs and performance data.

R7 250X
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
5.89

Tesla M40 outperforms R7 250X by a whopping 361% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking592204
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.63no data
Power efficiency5.057.45
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameCape VerdeGM200
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 February 2014 (10 years ago)10 November 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99 no data

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 cores6403072
Core clock speedno data948 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1112 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate38.00213.5
Floating-point processing power1.216 TFLOPS6.832 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs40192

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length210 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 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, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-5.2

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.

R7 250X 5.89
Tesla M40 27.16
+361%

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.

R7 250X 2268
Tesla M40 10465
+361%

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 5.89 27.16
Recency 13 February 2014 10 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 250 Watt

R7 250X has 212.5% lower power consumption.

Tesla M40, on the other hand, has a 361.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Tesla M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 250X is a desktop 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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AMD Radeon R7 250X
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