Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs Tesla M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M40 with Radeon Pro Vega 48, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M40
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
27.16

Pro Vega 48 outperforms Tesla M40 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking204193
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.45no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGM200Vega 10
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date10 November 2015 (9 years ago)19 March 2019 (5 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 cores30723072
Core clock speed948 MHz1200 MHz
Boost clock speed1112 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate213.5249.6
Floating-point processing power6.832 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
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 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz786 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s402.4 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 outputsNo outputs

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
OpenCL3.02.0
Vulkan1.31.1.125
CUDA5.2-

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 27.16
Pro Vega 48 29.32
+8%

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
Pro Vega 48 11299
+8%

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 29.32
Recency 10 November 2015 19 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

Tesla M40 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Pro Vega 48, on the other hand, has a 8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tesla M40 and Radeon Pro Vega 48.

Be aware that Tesla M40 is a workstation card while Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation 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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NVIDIA Tesla M40
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