Tesla K40m vs Radeon R9 270

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 270 with Tesla K40m, including specs and performance data.

R9 270
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
11.16
+36.9%

R9 270 outperforms Tesla K40m by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking420510
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.880.12
Power efficiency5.192.32
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameCuracaoGK110B
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 November 2013 (11 years ago)22 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $7,699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 270 has 3967% 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 cores12802880
Core clock speedno data745 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz876 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt245 Watt
Texture fill rate74.00210.2
Floating-point processing power2.368 TFLOPS5.046 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs80240

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-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA-3.5

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.

R9 270 11.16
+36.9%
Tesla K40m 8.15

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.

R9 270 4306
+37%
Tesla K40m 3143

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 11.16 8.15
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 245 Watt

R9 270 has a 36.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 63.3% lower power consumption.

Tesla K40m, on the other hand, has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon R9 270 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K40m in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 270 is a desktop card while Tesla K40m 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 R9 270
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