AMD Radeon R9 M290X vs NVIDIA Tesla K40m

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M290X and NVIDIA Tesla K40m videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon R9 M290X

NVIDIA Tesla K40m

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M290X

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 27% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 667 MHz
Around 21% higher boost clock speed: 900 MHz vs 745 MHz
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 245 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3282 vs 3143
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 426 vs 184
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 23558 vs 19542

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 January 2014 vs 22 November 2013
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 667 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz vs 745 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 245 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3282 vs 3143
PassMark - G2D Mark	426 vs 184
Geekbench - OpenCL	23558 vs 19542

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla K40m

2.5x more texture fill rate: 178.8 GTexel / s vs 72 GTexel / s
2.3x more pipelines: 2880 vs 1280
Around 86% better floating-point performance: 4,291 gflops vs 2,304 gflops
3x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 4 GB
5x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 68.519 vs 51.022
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1884.11 vs 936.497
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.358 vs 5.62
Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 117.253 vs 77.584
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 310.472 vs 258.046

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	178.8 GTexel / s vs 72 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2880 vs 1280
Floating-point performance	4,291 gflops vs 2,304 gflops
Maximum memory size	12 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	68.519 vs 51.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1884.11 vs 936.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.358 vs 5.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	117.253 vs 77.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	310.472 vs 258.046

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M290X
GPU 2: NVIDIA Tesla K40m

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3282

3143

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

426

184

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

23558

19542

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

51.022

68.519

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

936.497

1884.11

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.62

6.358

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

77.584

117.253

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

258.046

310.472

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M290X	NVIDIA Tesla K40m
PassMark - G3D Mark	3282	3143
PassMark - G2D Mark	426	184
Geekbench - OpenCL	23558	19542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	51.022	68.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	936.497	1884.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.62	6.358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	77.584	117.253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	258.046	310.472
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2526
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2526

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M290X	NVIDIA Tesla K40m
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Neptune	GK110B
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	9 January 2014	22 November 2013
Place in performance rating	592	593
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$7,699
Technical info
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	745 MHz
Compute units	20
Core clock speed	850 MHz	667 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,304 gflops	4,291 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1280	2880
Texture fill rate	72 GTexel / s	178.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	245 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	7,080 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None
Length		267 mm
API support
DirectX	11	12.0 (11_1)
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	288.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	6008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore