Tesla T4 vs Tesla M40 24 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M40 24 GB and Tesla T4, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla M40 24 GB
2015
24 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
27.00

Tesla T4 outperforms Tesla M40 24 GB by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking203198
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.5327.74
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM200TU104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date10 November 2015 (9 years ago)13 September 2018 (6 years ago)

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 cores30722560
Core clock speed948 MHz585 MHz
Boost clock speed1112 MHz1590 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate213.5254.4
Floating-point processing power6.832 TFLOPS8.141 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs192160
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 connectors8-pin EPSNone

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 amount24 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 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA5.27.5

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 M40 24 GB 27.00
Tesla T4 27.85
+3.1%

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
Tesla T4 10744
+3.1%

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 27.00 27.85
Recency 10 November 2015 13 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 70 Watt

Tesla M40 24 GB has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Tesla T4, on the other hand, has a 3.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tesla M40 24 GB and Tesla T4.


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