GeForce RTX 3090 vs GRID M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID M40 with GeForce RTX 3090, including specs and performance data.

GRID M40
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
4.28

RTX 3090 outperforms GRID M40 by a whopping 1523% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking68224
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.74
Power efficiency5.8913.66
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM107GA102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date18 May 2016 (8 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores38410496
Core clock speed1033 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate33.06556.0
Floating-point processing power0.7933 TFLOPS35.58 TFLOPS
ROPs16112
TMUs32328
Tensor Coresno data328
Ray Tracing Coresno data82

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data336 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1300 MHz1219 MHz
Memory bandwidth83.2 GB/s936.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA5.08.5

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 HD12−14
−1542%
197
+1542%
1440p7−8
−1729%
128
+1729%
4K5−6
−1640%
87
+1640%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data7.61
1440pno data11.71
4Kno data17.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 220
+0%
220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 207
+0%
207
+0%
Elden Ring 238
+0%
238
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 188
+0%
188
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 151
+0%
151
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 505
+0%
505
+0%
Metro Exodus 169
+0%
169
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130
+0%
130
+0%
Valorant 393
+0%
393
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 161
+0%
161
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 135
+0%
135
+0%
Dota 2 186
+0%
186
+0%
Elden Ring 297
+0%
297
+0%
Far Cry 5 147
+0%
147
+0%
Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 402
+0%
402
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 171
+0%
171
+0%
Metro Exodus 150
+0%
150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 222
+0%
222
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95
+0%
95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 121
+0%
121
+0%
Dota 2 213
+0%
213
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 351
+0%
351
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 296
+0%
296
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 150
+0%
150
+0%
Elden Ring 189
+0%
189
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 150
+0%
150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+0%
92
+0%
World of Tanks 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 96
+0%
96
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
+0%
87
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 266
+0%
266
+0%
Metro Exodus 139
+0%
139
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+0%
152
+0%
Valorant 295
+0%
295
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 59
+0%
59
+0%
Dota 2 182
+0%
182
+0%
Elden Ring 105
+0%
105
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 182
+0%
182
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 64
+0%
64
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 182
+0%
182
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+0%
45
+0%
Dota 2 202
+0%
202
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 159
+0%
159
+0%
Valorant 188
+0%
188
+0%

This is how GRID M40 and RTX 3090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 is 1542% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 is 1729% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 is 1640% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.28 69.47
Recency 18 May 2016 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 350 Watt

GRID M40 has 600% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090, on the other hand, has a 1523.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.

Be aware that GRID M40 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3090 is a desktop one.


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