GRID M40 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6850 X2 with GRID M40, including specs and performance data.
HD 6850 X2 outperforms M40 by an impressive 53% 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 | 632 | 744 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.83 | 6.09 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | Barts | GM107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 19 September 2011 (14 years ago) | 18 May 2016 (9 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 | 960 ×2 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 1033 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 254 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 ×2 | 33.06 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.536 TFLOPS ×2 | 0.7933 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 16 |
| TMUs | 48 ×2 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 2 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB ×2 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 134.4 GB/s ×2 | 83.2 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.06 | 3.96 |
| Recency | 19 September 2011 | 18 May 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 254 Watt | 50 Watt |
HD 6850 X2 has a 53% higher aggregate performance score.
GRID M40, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 408% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6850 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6850 X2 is a desktop graphics card while GRID M40 is a workstation one.
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