NVIDIA Tesla P40 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960A

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Tesla P40 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960A 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla P40

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 27% higher core clock speed: 1303 MHz vs 1029 MHz
  • Around 41% higher boost clock speed: 1531 MHz vs 1085 MHz
  • 8.5x more texture fill rate: 367.4 GTexel / s vs 43.4 GTexel / s
  • 6x more pipelines: 3840 vs 640
  • 8.5x better floating-point performance: 11,758 gflops vs 1,389 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 2 GB
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 10008 MHz vs 5012 MHz
  • 5.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 12678 vs 2411
  • 4.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 53285 vs 12495
  • 6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 300.355 vs 49.772
  • 4.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 3559.383 vs 757.295
  • 5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 19.757 vs 3.67
  • 4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 204.32 vs 49.875
  • 6.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1214.142 vs 179.567
  • Around 85% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9538 vs 5157
  • Around 85% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9538 vs 5157
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 September 2016 vs 13 March 2015
Core clock speed 1303 MHz vs 1029 MHz
Boost clock speed 1531 MHz vs 1085 MHz
Texture fill rate 367.4 GTexel / s vs 43.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines 3840 vs 640
Floating-point performance 11,758 gflops vs 1,389 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size 24 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 10008 MHz vs 5012 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 12678 vs 2411
Geekbench - OpenCL 53285 vs 12495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 300.355 vs 49.772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3559.383 vs 757.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 19.757 vs 3.67
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 204.32 vs 49.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1214.142 vs 179.567
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9538 vs 5157
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9538 vs 5157

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960A

  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 631 vs 450
  • Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 5834 vs 3699
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 7859 vs 3340
  • Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 5834 vs 3699
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 7859 vs 3340
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 631 vs 450
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 5834 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7859 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 5834 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7859 vs 3340

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Tesla P40
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960A

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
12678
2411
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
450
631
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
53285
12495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
300.355
49.772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3559.383
757.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.757
3.67
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
204.32
49.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1214.142
179.567
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9538
5157
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3699
5834
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
7859
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9538
5157
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3699
5834
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
7859
Name NVIDIA Tesla P40 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960A
PassMark - G3D Mark 12678 2411
PassMark - G2D Mark 450 631
Geekbench - OpenCL 53285 12495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 300.355 49.772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3559.383 757.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 19.757 3.67
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 204.32 49.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1214.142 179.567
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9538 5157
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3699 5834
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 7859
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9538 5157
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3699 5834
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 7859

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Tesla P40 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960A

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Maxwell
Code name GP102 GM107
Launch date 13 September 2016 13 March 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $5,699
Place in performance rating 230 475
Type Workstation Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1531 MHz 1085 MHz
Core clock speed 1303 MHz 1029 MHz
Floating-point performance 11,758 gflops 1,389 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 3840 640
Texture fill rate 367.4 GTexel / s 43.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 11,800 million 1,870 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 480.4 GB / s 80.19 GB / s
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 10008 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory type GDDR5X GDDR5