GRID M40 vs GeForce GTX 1070

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 1070
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
34.97
+721%

GeForce GTX 1070 outperforms GRID M40 by a whopping 721% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking137640
Place by popularity32not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.170.40
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code namePascal GP104GM107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date6 May 2016 (8 years ago)18 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$379 no data
Current price$180 (0.5x MSRP)$484

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 has 6693% better value for money than GRID M40.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1920384
CUDA cores1920no data
Core clock speed1506 MHz1033 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate202.033.06
Floating-point performance6,463 gflopsno data

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors8-pinno data
SLI options+no 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8 GB/s5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s83.2 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA+5.0

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 HD122
+771%
14−16
−771%
1440p67
+738%
8−9
−738%
4K50
+733%
6−7
−733%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+757%
7−8
−757%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 89
+790%
10−11
−790%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+771%
7−8
−771%
Battlefield 5 164
+811%
18−20
−811%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+810%
10−11
−810%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+757%
7−8
−757%
Far Cry 5 109
+808%
12−14
−808%
Far Cry New Dawn 110
+817%
12−14
−817%
Forza Horizon 4 129
+821%
14−16
−821%
Hitman 3 85−90
+770%
10−11
−770%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+814%
14−16
−814%
Metro Exodus 127
+807%
14−16
−807%
Red Dead Redemption 2 115
+721%
14−16
−721%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+729%
14−16
−729%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+829%
7−8
−829%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
+744%
9−10
−744%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+771%
7−8
−771%
Battlefield 5 152
+744%
18−20
−744%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 103
+758%
12−14
−758%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+757%
7−8
−757%
Far Cry 5 75
+733%
9−10
−733%
Far Cry New Dawn 91
+810%
10−11
−810%
Forza Horizon 4 121
+764%
14−16
−764%
Hitman 3 85−90
+770%
10−11
−770%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+814%
14−16
−814%
Metro Exodus 101
+742%
12−14
−742%
Red Dead Redemption 2 103
+758%
12−14
−758%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 39
+875%
4−5
−875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120
+757%
14−16
−757%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+829%
7−8
−829%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55
+817%
6−7
−817%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+771%
7−8
−771%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+771%
7−8
−771%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+757%
7−8
−757%
Far Cry 5 66
+725%
8−9
−725%
Forza Horizon 4 94
+840%
10−11
−840%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+814%
14−16
−814%
Metro Exodus 91
+810%
10−11
−810%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+800%
7−8
−800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+829%
7−8
−829%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 93
+830%
10−11
−830%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 71
+788%
8−9
−788%
Far Cry New Dawn 73
+813%
8−9
−813%
Hitman 3 45−50
+840%
5−6
−840%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+800%
3−4
−800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45
+800%
5−6
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+850%
4−5
−850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60
+757%
7−8
−757%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Far Cry 5 68
+750%
8−9
−750%
Forza Horizon 4 79
+778%
9−10
−778%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+733%
9−10
−733%
Metro Exodus 71
+788%
8−9
−788%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+730%
10−11
−730%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+860%
5−6
−860%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 66
+725%
8−9
−725%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+850%
4−5
−850%
Hitman 3 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 26
+767%
3−4
−767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+760%
5−6
−760%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 26
+767%
3−4
−767%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Battlefield 5 45
+800%
5−6
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+800%
4−5
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+767%
6−7
−767%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
Metro Exodus 38
+850%
4−5
−850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 34
+750%
4−5
−750%

This is how GTX 1070 and GRID M40 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 is 771% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 is 738% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 is 733% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.97 4.26
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 is a desktop card while GRID M40 is a workstation one.


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