Quadro M6000 24 GB vs Tesla P40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla P40 and Quadro M6000 24 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla P40
2016
24 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
31.59
+2.6%

Tesla P40 outperforms M6000 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 ranking172176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.572.78
Power efficiency9.038.80
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGP102GM200
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date13 September 2016 (8 years ago)5 March 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,699 $4,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

M6000 24 GB has 8% better value for money than Tesla P40.

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 cores38403072
Core clock speed1303 MHz988 MHz
Boost clock speed1531 MHz1114 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate367.4285.2
Floating-point processing power11.76 TFLOPS6.844 TFLOPS
ROPs9696
TMUs240256

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 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1808 MHz1653 MHz
Memory bandwidth347.1 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+
CUDA6.15.2

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 P40 31.59
+2.6%
M6000 24 GB 30.79

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 P40 12190
+2.6%
M6000 24 GB 11882

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 31.59 30.79
Recency 13 September 2016 5 March 2016
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm

Tesla P40 has a 2.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tesla P40 and Quadro M6000 24 GB.


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