NVIDIA Titan Xp 12GB vs NVIDIA Tesla P40 24GB
The Titan Xp and the Tesla P40 deliver near-identical FP32 throughput (12 vs 12 TFLOPS dense). The Tesla P40 also carries 12 GB more memory (24 GB vs 12 GB).
NVIDIA Titan Xp 12GB
Full specs →NVIDIA Tesla P40 24GB
Full specs →Specifications
Performance (TFLOPS)
FLOPS by Precision
What actually differs
The Titan Xp is the newer part: Pascal, launched in 2017, against the Tesla P40's Pascal from 2016. Newer architectures typically add lower-precision formats and better throughput per watt, so check the precision rows your workload actually uses.
Dense throughput for the Titan Xp against the Tesla P40: FP32 12 vs 12 TFLOPS. Sparse figures, where the vendor publishes them, appear under each dense number in the performance table.
Memory is 12 GB against 24 GB, fed at 548 GB/s versus 346 GB/s. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.
Power budgets are 250 W for the Titan Xp and 250 W for the Tesla P40. At FP32 that works out to 0.05 against 0.05 TFLOPS per watt.
For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Titan Xp faster than the Tesla P40?
They are close on paper: both deliver about 12 TFLOPS of dense FP32 throughput. Memory, bandwidth, and power are the deciding differences.
Which has more memory, the Titan Xp or the Tesla P40?
The Tesla P40 carries 24 GB of VRAM versus 12 GB for the Titan Xp. Memory bandwidth is 548 GB/s for the Titan Xp and 346 GB/s for the Tesla P40.
How much power do the Titan Xp and the Tesla P40 draw?
The Titan Xp is rated at 250 W TDP and the Tesla P40 at 250 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the Titan Xp is the more efficient part.
Can I rent the Titan Xp or the Tesla P40 in the cloud?
Yes. Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper start at $0.05 per GPU hour. The rental pricing section on this page lists current providers and rates for both GPUs.
Where to Rent
NVIDIA Titan Xp 12GB
| Provider | Configuration | Price/GPU-hr | Checked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vast.ai | 2× Titan Xp 12GB Community | $0.05 | 1h ago | View → |
NVIDIA Tesla P40 24GB
| Provider | Configuration | Price/GPU-hr | Checked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vast.ai | 4× Tesla P40 24GB Community | $0.11 | 1h ago | View → |
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