GRID M40 vs Quadro P2000

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Aggregate performance score

Quadro P2000
2017
5 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
18.82
+342%

Quadro P2000 outperforms GRID M40 by a whopping 342% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking278640
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.180.40
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGP106GM107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date6 February 2017 (7 years ago)18 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$585 no data
Current price$371 (0.6x MSRP)$484

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P2000 has 3445% 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 cores1024384
Core clock speed1076 MHz1033 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate94.7233.06
Floating-point performance3,031 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length201 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount5 GB8 GB
Memory bus width160 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth140.2 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 Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs

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
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA6.15.0

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 HD60
+400%
12−14
−400%
1440p23
+360%
5−6
−360%
4K19
+375%
4−5
−375%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+343%
14−16
−343%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Far Cry 5 42
+367%
9−10
−367%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+410%
10−11
−410%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+378%
18−20
−378%
Hitman 3 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+363%
16−18
−363%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+350%
14−16
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+420%
10−11
−420%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+408%
12−14
−408%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+375%
12−14
−375%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+343%
14−16
−343%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Far Cry 5 33
+371%
7−8
−371%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+410%
10−11
−410%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+378%
18−20
−378%
Hitman 3 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+363%
16−18
−363%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+350%
14−16
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+420%
10−11
−420%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+408%
12−14
−408%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38
+375%
8−9
−375%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+375%
12−14
−375%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Far Cry 5 26
+420%
5−6
−420%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+378%
18−20
−378%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+363%
16−18
−363%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+408%
12−14
−408%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+400%
5−6
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+375%
12−14
−375%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+420%
10−11
−420%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+350%
8−9
−350%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Far Cry 5 21
+425%
4−5
−425%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
Hitman 3 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+400%
7−8
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Hitman 3 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+550%
2−3
−550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+420%
5−6
−420%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%

This is how Quadro P2000 and GRID M40 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P2000 is 400% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P2000 is 360% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro P2000 is 375% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.82 4.26
Recency 6 February 2017 18 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

The Quadro P2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.


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