GRID M6-8Q vs Tesla P40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla P40 and GRID M6-8Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla P40
2016
24 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
31.59
+242%

Tesla P40 outperforms GRID M6-8Q by a whopping 242% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking174471
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.57no data
Power efficiency8.736.39
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGP102GM204
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date13 September 2016 (8 years ago)30 August 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,699 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 cores38401536
Core clock speed1303 MHz722 MHz
Boost clock speed1531 MHzno data
Number of transistors11,800 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate367.469.31
Floating-point processing power11.76 TFLOPS2.218 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs24096

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
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotMXM Module
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPSNone

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 amount24 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1808 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth347.1 GB/s160.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.31.1.126
CUDA6.15.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Tesla P40 31.59
+242%
GRID M6-8Q 9.25

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Tesla P40 12190
+242%
GRID M6-8Q 3568

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 31.59 9.25
Recency 13 September 2016 30 August 2015
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 100 Watt

Tesla P40 has a 241.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

GRID M6-8Q, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The Tesla P40 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M6-8Q in performance tests.


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