Tesla T4 vs Tesla K40m

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K40m and Tesla T4, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla K40m
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 245 Watt
8.16

Tesla T4 outperforms Tesla K40m by a whopping 242% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking512200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.13no data
Power efficiency2.2827.30
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK110BTU104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date22 November 2013 (11 years ago)13 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,699 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 cores28802560
Core clock speed745 MHz585 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHz1590 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)245 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate210.2254.4
Floating-point processing power5.046 TFLOPS8.141 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs240160
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s320.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.57.5

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.

Tesla K40m 8.16
Tesla T4 27.88
+242%

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.

Tesla K40m 3143
Tesla T4 10744
+242%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Tesla K40m 14135
Tesla T4 70627
+400%

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 8.16 27.88
Recency 22 November 2013 13 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 245 Watt 70 Watt

Tesla T4 has a 241.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The Tesla T4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K40m in performance tests.


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