Quadro RTX 5000 vs Tesla P40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla P40 and Quadro RTX 5000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla P40
2016
24 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.50

RTX 5000 outperforms Tesla P40 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking18398
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.4414.29
Power efficiency8.3612.32
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGP102TU104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date13 September 2016 (8 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,699 $2,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 5000 has 486% 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 MHz1620 MHz
Boost clock speed1531 MHz1815 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate367.4348.5
Floating-point processing power11.76 TFLOPS11.15 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs240192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 6-pin + 1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1808 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth347.1 GB/s448.0 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 outputs4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

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
CUDA6.17.5

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 P40 30.50
RTX 5000 41.36
+35.6%

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 11751
RTX 5000 15935
+35.6%

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 30.50 41.36
Recency 13 September 2016 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 230 Watt

Tesla P40 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 5000, on the other hand, has a 35.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 8.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla P40 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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