Radeon RX 6850M XT vs Tesla P40

Place in the ranking	177	77
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.76	no data
Power efficiency	8.79	18.85
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP102	Navi 22
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	13 September 2016 (8 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 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	2560
Core clock speed	1303 MHz	2321 MHz
Boost clock speed	1531 MHz	2581 MHz
Number of transistors	11,800 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	165 Watt
Texture fill rate	367.4	413.0
Floating-point processing power	11.76 TFLOPS	13.21 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	64
TMUs	240	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
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	12 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1808 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	347.1 GB/s	384.0 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 31.91

RX 6850M XT 45.18
+41.6%

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 12266

RX 6850M XT 17369
+41.6%

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	95−100 −46.3%	139 +46.3%
1440p	60−65 −45%	87 +45%
4K	45−50 −48.9%	67 +48.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	59.99	no data
1440p	94.98	no data
4K	126.64	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	160 +0%	160 +0%
Elden Ring	89 +0%	89 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	68 +0%	68 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	297 +0%	297 +0%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 +0%	53 +0%
Dota 2	122 +0%	122 +0%
Elden Ring	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Far Cry 5	44 +0%	44 +0%
Fortnite	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	259 +0%	259 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	126 +0%	126 +0%
Metro Exodus	43 +0%	43 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 +0%	44 +0%
Dota 2	95 +0%	95 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	227 +0%	227 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	89 +0%	89 +0%
Elden Ring	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	89 +0%	89 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
World of Tanks	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 +0%	28 +0%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	166 +0%	166 +0%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Dota 2	99 +0%	99 +0%
Elden Ring	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	99 +0%	99 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 +0%	99 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 +0%	13 +0%
Dota 2	78 +0%	78 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Fortnite	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	92 +0%	92 +0%
Valorant	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

This is how Tesla P40 and RX 6850M XT compete in popular games:

RX 6850M XT is 46% faster in 1080p
RX 6850M XT is 45% faster in 1440p
RX 6850M XT is 49% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	31.91	45.18
Recency	13 September 2016	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	165 Watt

Tesla P40 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6850M XT, on the other hand, has a 41.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 51.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6850M XT 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 6850M XT is a notebook one.

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