Quadro M6000 vs Tesla M40 24 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M40 24 GB and Quadro M6000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla M40 24 GB
2015
24 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
27.03

M6000 outperforms Tesla M40 24 GB by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking205182
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.32
Power efficiency7.418.37
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGM200GM200
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date10 November 2015 (9 years ago)21 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,199.99

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 cores30723072
Core clock speed948 MHz988 MHz
Boost clock speed1112 MHz1114 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate213.5213.9
Floating-point processing power6.832 TFLOPS6.844 TFLOPS
ROPs9696
TMUs192192

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 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount24 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1653 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s317.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.3+
CUDA5.25.2

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.

Tesla M40 24 GB 27.03
Quadro M6000 30.51
+12.9%

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 M40 24 GB 10417
Quadro M6000 11758
+12.9%

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 27.03 30.51
Recency 10 November 2015 21 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 12 GB

Tesla M40 24 GB has an age advantage of 7 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Quadro M6000, on the other hand, has a 12.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Quadro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M40 24 GB in performance tests.


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NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB
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