GRID M40 vs GeForce GT 545

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 545 with GRID M40, including specs and performance data.

GT 545
2011
1536 MB DDR3, 70 Watt
2.86

GRID M40 outperforms GT 545 by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking787676
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.40no data
Power efficiency2.855.95
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGF116GM107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date14 May 2011 (13 years ago)18 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores144384
Core clock speed720 MHz1033 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate17.2833.06
Floating-point processing power0.4147 TFLOPS0.7933 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs2432

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 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s83.2 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA2.15.0

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 2.86 4.27
Recency 14 May 2011 18 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 50 Watt

GRID M40 has a 49.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The GRID M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 545 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 545 is a desktop card while GRID M40 is a workstation one.


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