GRID M40 vs Quadro P2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P2000 and GRID M40, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P2000
2017
5 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
16.25
+327%

P2000 outperforms GRID M40 by a whopping 327% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking307679
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.40no data
Power efficiency17.266.07
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGP106GM107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date6 February 2017 (8 years ago)18 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$585 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 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 processing power3.031 TFLOPS0.7933 TFLOPS
ROPs4016
TMUs6432

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 speed1752 MHz1300 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 and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D 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 HD56
+367%
12−14
−367%
1440p20
+400%
4−5
−400%
4K16
+433%
3−4
−433%

Cost per frame, $

1080p10.45no data
1440p29.25no data
4K36.56no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+360%
10−11
−360%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+381%
21−24
−381%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+360%
10−11
−360%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+363%
16−18
−363%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+381%
21−24
−381%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
Far Cry 5 47
+370%
10−11
−370%
Fortnite 144
+380%
30−33
−380%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+356%
16−18
−356%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+367%
12−14
−367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 53
+342%
12−14
−342%
Valorant 130−140
+353%
30−33
−353%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+360%
10−11
−360%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+363%
16−18
−363%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+381%
21−24
−381%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+342%
50−55
−342%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
Dota 2 102
+386%
21−24
−386%
Far Cry 5 41
+356%
9−10
−356%
Fortnite 60
+329%
14−16
−329%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+356%
16−18
−356%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+367%
12−14
−367%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+379%
14−16
−379%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 41
+356%
9−10
−356%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38
+375%
8−9
−375%
Valorant 130−140
+353%
30−33
−353%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+363%
16−18
−363%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
Dota 2 98
+367%
21−24
−367%
Far Cry 5 35
+338%
8−9
−338%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+356%
16−18
−356%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 29
+383%
6−7
−383%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+400%
5−6
−400%
Valorant 130−140
+353%
30−33
−353%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45
+350%
10−11
−350%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+350%
8−9
−350%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+330%
30−33
−330%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+371%
35−40
−371%
Valorant 170−180
+328%
40−45
−328%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+400%
10−11
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry 5 21
+425%
4−5
−425%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+340%
10−11
−340%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+383%
6−7
−383%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24
+380%
5−6
−380%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+333%
3−4
−333%
Valorant 100−105
+376%
21−24
−376%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dota 2 60−65
+343%
14−16
−343%
Far Cry 5 9
+350%
2−3
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7
+600%
1−2
−600%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10
+400%
2−3
−400%

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

  • Quadro P2000 is 367% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P2000 is 400% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro P2000 is 433% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.25 3.81
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

Quadro P2000 has a 326.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

GRID M40, on the other hand, has a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 50% lower power consumption.

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

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