GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs GRID M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID M40 with GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, including specs and performance data.

GRID M40
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
4.28

RTX 3080 Ti outperforms GRID M40 by a whopping 1544% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking68219
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.39
Power efficiency5.8913.84
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM107GA102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date18 May 2016 (8 years ago)31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores38410240
Core clock speed1033 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1665 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate33.06532.8
Floating-point processing power0.7933 TFLOPS34.1 TFLOPS
ROPs16112
TMUs32320
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data285 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1300 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth83.2 GB/s912.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA5.08.6

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 HD12−14
−1683%
214
+1683%
1440p8−9
−1725%
146
+1725%
4K5−6
−1860%
98
+1860%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.60
1440pno data8.21
4Kno data12.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 219
+0%
219
+0%
Elden Ring 212
+0%
212
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 92
+0%
92
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 489
+0%
489
+0%
Metro Exodus 174
+0%
174
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Dota 2 194
+0%
194
+0%
Elden Ring 328
+0%
328
+0%
Far Cry 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 407
+0%
407
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
+0%
174
+0%
Metro Exodus 151
+0%
151
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 56
+0%
56
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
+0%
136
+0%
Dota 2 217
+0%
217
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 359
+0%
359
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 388
+0%
388
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 153
+0%
153
+0%
Elden Ring 194
+0%
194
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 153
+0%
153
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
World of Tanks 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 92
+0%
92
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 269
+0%
269
+0%
Metro Exodus 141
+0%
141
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 316
+0%
316
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Dota 2 182
+0%
182
+0%
Elden Ring 104
+0%
104
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 182
+0%
182
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+0%
63
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 182
+0%
182
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+0%
46
+0%
Dota 2 211
+0%
211
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 161
+0%
161
+0%
Valorant 191
+0%
191
+0%

This is how GRID M40 and RTX 3080 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Ti is 1683% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 1725% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 1860% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.28 70.36
Recency 18 May 2016 31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 350 Watt

GRID M40 has 600% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 Ti, on the other hand, has a 1543.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.

Be aware that GRID M40 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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