Radeon 550X vs Tesla M40
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla M40 with Radeon 550X, including specs and performance data.
M40 outperforms 550X by a whopping 590% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 258 | 777 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.53 | 5.45 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GM200 | Lexa |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 November 2015 (10 years ago) | 27 March 2019 (7 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 cores | 3072 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 948 MHz | 1082 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1112 MHz | 1218 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 213.5 | 38.98 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.832 TFLOPS | 1.247 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 16 |
| TMUs | 192 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 1.1 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 512 KB |
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 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 8-pin EPS | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 24.44 | 3.54 |
| Recency | 10 November 2015 | 27 March 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 50 Watt |
Tesla M40 has a 590% higher aggregate performance score, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Radeon 550X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
The Tesla M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 550X in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla M40 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 550X is a desktop one.
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