GRID K240Q vs GRID M40
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GRID M40 and GRID K240Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
K240Q outperforms M40 by an impressive 54% 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 | 742 | 628 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.59 |
| Power efficiency | 6.08 | 2.07 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 May 2016 (9 years ago) | 28 June 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $469 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 384 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 1033 MHz | 745 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 33.06 | 95.36 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7933 TFLOPS | 2.289 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
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 | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1300 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s | 160.0 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
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 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 3.0 |
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 | 3.94 | 6.05 |
| Recency | 18 May 2016 | 28 June 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 225 Watt |
GRID M40 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 350% lower power consumption.
GRID K240Q, on the other hand, has a 53.6% higher aggregate performance score.
The GRID K240Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.
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