RTX A4500 Embedded vs GRID M40
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GRID M40 with RTX A4500 Embedded, including specs and performance data.
RTX A4500 Embedded outperforms M40 by a whopping 415% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 745 | 307 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.08 | 19.57 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 18 May 2016 (9 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (3 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 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 1033 MHz | 510 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 33.06 | 223.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7933 TFLOPS | 14.31 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 96 |
| TMUs | 32 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 5.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 4 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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1300 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 20.38 |
| Recency | 18 May 2016 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 80 Watt |
GRID M40 has 60% lower power consumption.
RTX A4500 Embedded, on the other hand, has a 414.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A4500 Embedded is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.
Be aware that GRID M40 is a workstation graphics card while RTX A4500 Embedded is a mobile workstation one.
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