Tesla M40 24 GB vs Radeon RX 5700

Place in the ranking	125	205
Place by popularity	72	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	44.78	no data
Power efficiency	14.23	7.41
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	Navi 10	GM200
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)	10 November 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2304	3072
Core clock speed	1465 MHz	948 MHz
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	1112 MHz
Number of transistors	10,300 million	8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	248.4	213.5
Floating-point processing power	7.949 TFLOPS	6.832 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	96
TMUs	144	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	268 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	288.4 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

RX 5700 37.38
+38.2%

Tesla M40 24 GB 27.04

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.

RX 5700 14399
+38.2%

Tesla M40 24 GB 10417

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 HD	114 +42.5%	80−85 −42.5%
1440p	69 +53.3%	45−50 −53.3%
4K	41 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.06	no data
1440p	5.06	no data
4K	8.51	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

84
+40%

60−65

−40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	77 +40%	55−60 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	97 +38.6%	70−75 −38.6%
Battlefield 5	180 +38.5%	130−140 −38.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	102 +45.7%	70−75 −45.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	75 +50%	50−55 −50%
Far Cry 5	112 +40%	80−85 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	99 +41.4%	70−75 −41.4%
Forza Horizon 4	288 +44%	200−210 −44%
Hitman 3	76 +52%	50−55 −52%
Horizon Zero Dawn	294 +40%	210−220 −40%
Metro Exodus	144 +44%	100−105 −44%
Red Dead Redemption 2	113 +41.3%	80−85 −41.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +43.2%	95−100 −43.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	259 +43.9%	180−190 −43.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130 +44.4%	90−95 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80 +45.5%	55−60 −45.5%
Battlefield 5	145 +45%	100−105 −45%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	92 +41.5%	65−70 −41.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	67 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Far Cry 5	90 +38.5%	65−70 −38.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	90 +38.5%	65−70 −38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	276 +45.3%	190−200 −45.3%
Hitman 3	75 +50%	50−55 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	291 +38.6%	210−220 −38.6%
Metro Exodus	143 +43%	100−105 −43%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 +40%	70−75 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	175 +45.8%	120−130 −45.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +41.8%	55−60 −41.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	243 +42.9%	170−180 −42.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60 +50%	40−45 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	77 +40%	55−60 −40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	68 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	58 +45%	40−45 −45%
Far Cry 5	64 +42.2%	45−50 −42.2%
Forza Horizon 4	118 +38.8%	85−90 −38.8%
Hitman 3	73 +46%	50−55 −46%
Horizon Zero Dawn	119 +40%	85−90 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	155 +40.9%	110−120 −40.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	91 +40%	65−70 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	58 +45%	40−45 −45%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

102

+45.7%

70−75
−45.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	102 +45.7%	70−75 −45.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	73 +46%	50−55 −46%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +45.7%	35−40 −45.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +50%	24−27 −50%
Far Cry 5	52 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%
Forza Horizon 4	267 +40.5%	190−200 −40.5%
Hitman 3	55 +57.1%	35−40 −57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	93 +43.1%	65−70 −43.1%
Metro Exodus	94 +44.6%	65−70 −44.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	108 +44%	75−80 −44%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	244 +43.5%	170−180 −43.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70
+40%

50−55

−40%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	53 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	39 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Hitman 3	39 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	116 +45%	80−85 −45%
Metro Exodus	57 +42.5%	40−45 −42.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	48 +60%	30−33 −60%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	31 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	70 +40%	50−55 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	64 +42.2%	45−50 −42.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35
+45.8%

24−27

−45.8%

This is how RX 5700 and Tesla M40 24 GB compete in popular games:

RX 5700 is 43% faster in 1080p
RX 5700 is 53% faster in 1440p
RX 5700 is 52% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	37.38	27.04
Recency	7 July 2019	10 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	250 Watt

RX 5700 has a 38.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 38.9% lower power consumption.

Tesla M40 24 GB, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M40 24 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5700 is a desktop card while Tesla M40 24 GB is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.