GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 vs Tesla K40s
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GK110B | AD106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 November 2013 (11 years ago) | April 2024 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $7,699 | 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 | 2880 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 745 MHz | 1830 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 876 MHz | 2460 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 22,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 245 Watt | 115 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 210.2 | 236.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.046 TFLOPS | 15.11 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| TMUs | 240 | 96 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 96 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 24 |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 12-pin |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 2125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 272.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.5 | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 245 Watt | 115 Watt |
Tesla K40s has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 4060 AD106, on the other hand, has a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 113% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Tesla K40s and GeForce RTX 4060 AD106. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla K40s is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 is a desktop 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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