GRID M40 vs Arc A350M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc A350M with GRID M40, including specs and performance data.
A350M outperforms M40 by a whopping 230% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 416 | 739 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 40.25 | 6.09 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | DG2-128 | GM107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 30 March 2022 (3 years ago) | 18 May 2016 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1033 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 55.20 | 33.06 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.766 TFLOPS | 0.7933 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 16 |
| TMUs | 48 | 32 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 6 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 1.1 MB | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 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 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 83.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.0 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 36
+260%
| 10−12
−260%
|
| 1440p | 17
+240%
| 5−6
−240%
|
| 4K | 9
+350%
| 2−3
−350%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+252%
|
21−24
−252%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 38
+280%
|
10−11
−280%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+263%
|
16−18
−263%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+252%
|
21−24
−252%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 19
+280%
|
5−6
−280%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 42
+250%
|
12−14
−250%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
+267%
|
21−24
−267%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+250%
|
16−18
−250%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50
+257%
|
14−16
−257%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 25
+257%
|
7−8
−257%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+243%
|
14−16
−243%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+280%
|
30−33
−280%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+263%
|
16−18
−263%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+252%
|
21−24
−252%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
+235%
|
55−60
−235%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Dota 2 | 62
+244%
|
18−20
−244%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+290%
|
10−11
−290%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
+267%
|
21−24
−267%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+250%
|
16−18
−250%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 47
+236%
|
14−16
−236%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 26
+271%
|
7−8
−271%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20
+233%
|
6−7
−233%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+243%
|
14−16
−243%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 43
+258%
|
12−14
−258%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+280%
|
30−33
−280%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+263%
|
16−18
−263%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
| Dota 2 | 59
+269%
|
16−18
−269%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 37
+270%
|
10−11
−270%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+250%
|
16−18
−250%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 15
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+243%
|
14−16
−243%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
+280%
|
5−6
−280%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+280%
|
30−33
−280%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 75−80
+267%
|
21−24
−267%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+257%
|
7−8
−257%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−105
+233%
|
30−33
−233%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
+234%
|
35−40
−234%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+248%
|
40−45
−248%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+270%
|
10−11
−270%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 25
+257%
|
7−8
−257%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+256%
|
9−10
−256%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+280%
|
5−6
−280%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30
+263%
|
8−9
−263%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 11
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 15
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+243%
|
21−24
−243%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+280%
|
5−6
−280%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+243%
|
14−16
−243%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+283%
|
6−7
−283%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
This is how Arc A350M and GRID M40 compete in popular games:
- Arc A350M is 260% faster in 1080p
- Arc A350M is 240% faster in 1440p
- Arc A350M is 350% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.08 | 3.96 |
| Recency | 30 March 2022 | 18 May 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 50 Watt |
Arc A350M has a 230.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
GRID M40, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Arc A350M is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.
Be aware that Arc A350M is a notebook graphics card while GRID M40 is a workstation one.
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