Radeon RX 6800S vs Tesla P40

Place in the ranking	174	104
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.57	no data
Power efficiency	8.73	27.66
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP102	Navi 23
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	13 September 2016 (8 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,699	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	3840	2048
Core clock speed	1303 MHz	1800 MHz
Boost clock speed	1531 MHz	2100 MHz
Number of transistors	11,800 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	367.4	268.8
Floating-point processing power	11.76 TFLOPS	8.602 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	64
TMUs	240	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1808 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	347.1 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	6.1	-

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 31.60

RX 6800S 40.01
+26.6%

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 12190

RX 6800S 15436
+26.6%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	90−95 −31.1%	118 +31.1%
1440p	60−65 −31.7%	79 +31.7%
4K	30−35 −33.3%	40 +33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	63.32	no data
1440p	94.98	no data
4K	189.97	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

141

+0%

141

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	128 +0%	128 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	111 +0%	111 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	111 +0%	111 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	107 +0%	107 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	82 +0%	82 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	109 +0%	109 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	199 +0%	199 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90 +0%	90 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 +0%	74 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	97 +0%	97 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	174 +0%	174 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92 +0%	92 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 +0%	66 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

+0%

90−95

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +0%	62 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 +0%	39 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	63 +0%	63 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	111 +0%	111 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

+0%

65−70

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 +0%	32 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 +0%	16 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 +0%	25 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

This is how Tesla P40 and RX 6800S compete in popular games:

RX 6800S is 31% faster in 1080p
RX 6800S is 32% faster in 1440p
RX 6800S is 33% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	31.60	40.01
Recency	13 September 2016	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	100 Watt

Tesla P40 has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6800S, on the other hand, has a 26.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6800S is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla P40 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla P40 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 6800S is a notebook one.

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