L4 vs Tesla M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M40 and L4, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla M40
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
27.16

L4 outperforms Tesla M40 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking204190
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.4428.46
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGM200AD104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date10 November 2015 (9 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year 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 cores30727424
Core clock speed948 MHz795 MHz
Boost clock speed1112 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt72 Watt
Texture fill rate213.5489.6
Floating-point processing power6.832 TFLOPS30.29 TFLOPS
ROPs9680
TMUs192240
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 4.0 x16
Length267 mm169 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 amount12 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s300.1 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_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA5.28.9

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 27.16
L4 29.90
+10.1%

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 10465
L4 11518
+10.1%

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 27.16 29.90
Recency 10 November 2015 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 72 Watt

L4 has a 10.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 247.2% lower power consumption.

The L4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M40 in performance tests.


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