GRID M40 vs Quadro 5000

Place in the ranking	700	756
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	no data
Power efficiency	2.40	6.14
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	GF100	GM107
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	23 February 2011 (15 years ago)	18 May 2016 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	352	384
Core clock speed	513 MHz	1033 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1000 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	152 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	22.57	33.06
Floating-point processing power	0.7223 TFLOPS	0.7933 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	16
TMUs	44	32
L1 Cache	704 KB	192 KB
L2 Cache	640 KB	2 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	248 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2.5 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	750 MHz	1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB/s	83.2 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

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API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	2.0	5.0

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.71	3.97
Recency	23 February 2011	18 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount	2.5 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	152 Watt	50 Watt

Quadro 5000 has a 19% higher aggregate performance score.

GRID M40, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 220% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 43% more advanced lithography process, and 204% lower power consumption.

The Quadro 5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.