P106-100 vs GRID M40
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GRID M40 and P106-100, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
P106-100 outperforms M40 by a whopping 303% 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 | 746 | 367 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.09 | 10.21 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | GP106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 May 2016 (9 years ago) | 19 June 2017 (8 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 | 384 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 1033 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1709 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 33.06 | 136.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7933 TFLOPS | 4.375 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 32 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 480 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1536 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 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 250 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1300 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s | 192.2 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 | 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 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 6.1 |
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 | 3.96 | 15.95 |
| Recency | 18 May 2016 | 19 June 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 120 Watt |
GRID M40 has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 140% lower power consumption.
P106-100, on the other hand, has a 302.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
The P106-100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.
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