NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA Tesla P40

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA Tesla P40 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

NVIDIA Tesla P40

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 1% higher core clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 1303 MHz
Around 16% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1531 MHz
541.6x more texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 367.4 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 16 nm
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 17107 vs 12267
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 971 vs 439
Around 42% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 88251 vs 62287
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4021.382 vs 3559.383
Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 28.778 vs 19.757
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 22495 vs 9538
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 22495 vs 9538

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 13 September 2016
Core clock speed	1320 MHz vs 1303 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz vs 1531 MHz
Texture fill rate	199.0 GTexel/s vs 367.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	17107 vs 12267
PassMark - G2D Mark	971 vs 439
Geekbench - OpenCL	88251 vs 62287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4021.382 vs 3559.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	28.778 vs 19.757
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22495 vs 9538
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22495 vs 9538
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3340

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla P40

Around 7% higher pipelines: 3840 vs 3584
2x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 12 GB
5.3x more memory clock speed: 10008 MHz vs 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 204.32 vs 188.944
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1214.142 vs 1152.664

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	3840 vs 3584
Maximum memory size	24 GB vs 12 GB
Memory clock speed	10008 MHz vs 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	300.355 vs 299.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	204.32 vs 188.944
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1214.142 vs 1152.664

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU 2: NVIDIA Tesla P40

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

17107

12267

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

971

439

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

88251

62287

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

299.369

300.355

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4021.382

3559.383

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.778

19.757

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

188.944

204.32

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1152.664

1214.142

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22495

9538

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3699

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3340

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22495

9538

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3699

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3340

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	NVIDIA Tesla P40
PassMark - G3D Mark	17107	12267
PassMark - G2D Mark	971	439
Geekbench - OpenCL	88251	62287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	299.369	300.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4021.382	3559.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	28.778	19.757
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	188.944	204.32
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1152.664	1214.142
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22495	9538
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717	3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22495	9538
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717	3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1961

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	NVIDIA Tesla P40
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Pascal
Code name	GA106	GP102
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	13 September 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$5,699
Place in performance rating	134	234
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	1531 MHz
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	1303 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	16 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	199.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	12.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	12.74 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3584	3840
Pixel fill rate	85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	199.0 GTexel/s	367.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	13250 million	11,800 million
Floating-point performance		11,758 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	242 mm (9.5 inches)	267 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	24 GB
Memory bandwidth	360 GB/s	480.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)	10008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5X