AMD Radeon PRO V710 vs NVIDIA Tesla M40 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data includes a single head-to-head benchmark between these two accelerators, and the result is decisive. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the AMD Radeon PRO V710 scores 116,460 points against the NVIDIA Tesla M40's 39,192 points. This represents a delta of 197.2%, meaning the AMD part delivers nearly triple the raw compute performance of the older NVIDIA board in this specific workload. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 wins the only shared benchmark, giving it a 1-0 record in direct comparisons.

Beyond the single direct test, the aggregate benchmark averages tell a similar story. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 holds an average benchmark score of 58,657, placing it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs in the database. The NVIDIA Tesla M40, by contrast, has an average score of 41,897, which puts it in the 83rd percentile. The gap in average scores is roughly 16,760 points, a substantial margin that reflects the generational divide between the two architectures.

The nearest rivals for each card also illustrate where they sit in the performance hierarchy. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 is bracketed by the NVIDIA P102-100 at 58,528 (0.2% behind), the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT at 58,392 (0.5% behind), the Intel Arc A570M at 58,239 (0.7% behind), and the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM at 58,085 (1.0% behind). These are all extremely tight margins, indicating that the Radeon PRO V710 sits in a densely packed performance cluster where just a fraction of a percent separates competitors.

The NVIDIA Tesla M40, on the other hand, has a different competitive landscape. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB at 41,707 (0.5% ahead of the 12 GB model), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti at 41,187 (1.7% behind), the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE at 42,723 (1.9% ahead), and the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 at 40,870 (2.5% behind). The presence of the RTX 3080 Ti as a near rival is notable, as that consumer card is itself several generations old, yet it still lands within 1.7% of the Tesla M40's average score. This suggests the M40's average is held back by its age and architecture, not by any single workload.

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data points to a clear split in workload suitability. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 wins in OpenCL compute, which is a broad measure of general-purpose GPU acceleration used in scientific, engineering, and rendering applications. Its score of 116,460 in Geekbench OpenCL is more than double the Tesla M40's result, and this advantage is consistent with the overall average score gap. The Radeon PRO V710 also has a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 853, a test that the Tesla M40 does not appear in the shared benchmark set, indicating the AMD card is the one with modern DirectX 12 Ultimate support and correspondingly modern rasterization capabilities.

The NVIDIA Tesla M40, meanwhile, has its own recorded strengths, though they are narrower. It holds a Geekbench Vulkan score of 44,602, a test the AMD Radeon PRO V710 does not have a recorded entry for in the database. This means the M40 can still execute Vulkan workloads at a measurable level, even if its OpenCL performance is far behind. The M40's 12 GB of GDDR5 memory and 384-bit bus provide a memory bandwidth of 288.4 GB/s, which is lower than the AMD card's 504.0 GB/s, but still sufficient for certain legacy compute tasks that do not require large memory pools or high throughput.

For users running modern compute stacks, the Radeon PRO V710 is the clear choice based on the data. Its 28 GB of GDDR6 memory, 224-bit bus, and 504.0 GB/s bandwidth give it a memory advantage that matters for large datasets. The Tesla M40's 12 GB capacity is half that, and its GDDR5 type is older and slower. In workloads that are memory-bound, the Radeon PRO V710's bandwidth advantage of roughly 215 GB/s is a decisive factor.

The Verdict

The data supports a straightforward verdict. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 is the stronger accelerator by every measurable benchmark in the database. Its OpenCL score is 197.2% higher than the Tesla M40's, its average benchmark score is roughly 40% higher, and its percentile ranking is 5 points higher (88th vs 83rd). The Radeon PRO V710 also wins the only head-to-head test, and it does so by a margin that is not close.

The NVIDIA Tesla M40 is an end-of-life product, and the database reflects that status. Its production status is listed as end-of-life, its release date is nearly a decade earlier, and its architecture, Maxwell 2.0, lacks modern features like ray tracing cores. The M40's best recorded result, its Vulkan score of 44,602, is still below the Radeon PRO V710's OpenCL score by a factor of 2.6, and there is no shared test where the M40 comes out ahead.

Buyers should choose the AMD Radeon PRO V710 if they need modern compute performance, large memory capacity, and current API support. The data shows it is in a completely different performance class. The Tesla M40 might be considered only for legacy applications that specifically require its older driver stack or its specific memory configuration, but the benchmark numbers offer no reason to prefer it on performance grounds.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher OpenCL score?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO V710 scores 116,460 in Geekbench OpenCL, while the NVIDIA Tesla M40 scores 39,192. The AMD card leads by 197.2%.

Q: Does the NVIDIA Tesla M40 win any head-to-head benchmark?

A: No. In the only shared benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD Radeon PRO V710 wins. The wins tally is 1 for the AMD card and 0 for the NVIDIA card.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO V710 has an average score of 58,657, while the NVIDIA Tesla M40 has an average of 41,897. The AMD card sits in the 88th percentile, the NVIDIA card in the 83rd.

Q: What is the memory difference between the two cards?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO V710 has 28 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 224-bit bus with 504.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA Tesla M40 has 12 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit bus with 288.4 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Does either card support Vulkan?

A: Both support Vulkan 1.4 according to the API listings. The NVIDIA Tesla M40 has a recorded Geekbench Vulkan score of 44,602, while the AMD Radeon PRO V710 does not have a Vulkan score listed in the database.

Q: What is the production status of the NVIDIA Tesla M40?

A: The database lists the Tesla M40 as end-of-life, while the AMD Radeon PRO V710 does not have a production status listed.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from fundamentally different eras of GPU design. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 uses the Navi 32 chip built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture, with a codename of Wheat Nas. It is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, containing 28,100 million transistors on a 346 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 81.2 million transistors per square millimeter. The NVIDIA Tesla M40 uses the GM200 chip based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, built on a 28 nm process at TSMC. It contains 8,000 million transistors on a 601 mm² die, for a density of 13.3 million transistors per square millimeter.

The differences in process technology are stark. The 5 nm node allows the AMD chip to pack more than three times the transistor density into a smaller die, which directly contributes to its compute advantage. The AMD card also features 54 ray tracing cores, a capability the Tesla M40 lacks entirely. The M40 has no tensor cores and no RT cores, reflecting its pre-ray-tracing design.

The shading and texture resources also differ. The Radeon PRO V710 has 3,456 shading units, 216 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, while the Tesla M40 has 3,072 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The ROP count is identical, but the AMD card has 384 more shaders and 24 more texture units. Pixel rate for the AMD card is 192.0 GPixel/s versus 106.8 GPixel/s for the NVIDIA card, and texture rate is 432.0 GTexel/s versus 213.5 GTexel/s.

Clock speeds reflect the architectural differences. The AMD card runs at a base of 1900 MHz and a boost of 2000 MHz, while the Tesla M40 runs at 948 MHz base and 1112 MHz boost. The AMD card's clocks are roughly double the NVIDIA card's, which, combined with the higher shader count, explains the large FP32 gap: 27.65 TFLOPS for the AMD card versus 6.832 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA card. The AMD card also supports FP16 at a 1:1 ratio with the same 27.65 TFLOPS, while the Tesla M40 has no listed FP16 performance.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification field. Memory capacity is 28 GB for the AMD Radeon PRO V710 versus 12 GB for the NVIDIA Tesla M40. Memory type is GDDR6 versus GDDR5, and bus width is 224 bit versus 384 bit. Bandwidth favors the AMD card at 504.0 GB/s versus 288.4 GB/s.

Power draw and physical requirements differ as well. The AMD card has a TDP of 158 W and uses a single 8-pin power connector, with a suggested power supply of 450 W. The NVIDIA card has a TDP of 250 W, uses an 8-pin EPS connector, and requires a 600 W suggested power supply. The AMD card is single-slot, while the NVIDIA card is dual-slot. The NVIDIA card has a listed length of 267 mm (10.5 inches), while the AMD card's dimensions are not listed.

The bus interface differs: the AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the NVIDIA card uses PCIe 3.0 x16. Neither card has display outputs, making both suitable for compute-only deployments. The AMD card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Release dates and lifecycles differ significantly. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 was released on 2024-10-02, while the NVIDIA Tesla M40 was released on 2015-11-09. The Tesla M40 is listed as end-of-life with a successor named Tesla Pascal, while the AMD card has no production status or successor listed. The AMD card's predecessor is Radeon Pro Vega, and the NVIDIA card's predecessor is Tesla Kepler.