GRID M40 vs GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile with GRID M40, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3080 Mobile
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
42.62
+900%

RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms GRID M40 by a whopping 900% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking91671
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency26.696.14
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGA104GM107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)18 May 2016 (8 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 cores6144384
Core clock speed1110 MHz1033 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate296.633.06
Floating-point processing power18.98 TFLOPS0.7933 TFLOPS
ROPs9616
TMUs19232
Tensor Cores192no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s83.2 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.21.1.126
CUDA8.65.0

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 HD119
+1090%
10−12
−1090%
1440p77
+1000%
7−8
−1000%
4K47
+1075%
4−5
−1075%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 134
+1017%
12−14
−1017%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 122
+917%
12−14
−917%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+989%
9−10
−989%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+1008%
12−14
−1008%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+950%
8−9
−950%
Cyberpunk 2077 117
+1070%
10−11
−1070%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+1000%
8−9
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+920%
10−11
−920%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+994%
18−20
−994%
Hitman 3 130
+983%
12−14
−983%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+963%
16−18
−963%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+983%
12−14
−983%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+956%
9−10
−956%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+993%
14−16
−993%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+1000%
12−14
−1000%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 188
+944%
18−20
−944%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+1029%
7−8
−1029%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+1008%
12−14
−1008%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+950%
8−9
−950%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+1000%
9−10
−1000%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+1000%
8−9
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+920%
10−11
−920%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+994%
18−20
−994%
Hitman 3 117
+1070%
10−11
−1070%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+963%
16−18
−963%
Metro Exodus 144
+929%
14−16
−929%
Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+967%
9−10
−967%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 213
+914%
21−24
−914%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+963%
8−9
−963%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
+981%
21−24
−981%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75
+971%
7−8
−971%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
+1050%
6−7
−1050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+950%
8−9
−950%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+1025%
8−9
−1025%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+1000%
8−9
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 157
+1021%
14−16
−1021%
Hitman 3 108
+980%
10−11
−980%
Horizon Zero Dawn 155
+1007%
14−16
−1007%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 185
+928%
18−20
−928%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+960%
10−11
−960%
Watch Dogs: Legion 74
+957%
7−8
−957%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+956%
9−10
−956%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+1043%
7−8
−1043%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+950%
6−7
−950%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+933%
6−7
−933%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+1100%
5−6
−1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+1125%
4−5
−1125%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+995%
21−24
−995%
Hitman 3 76
+986%
7−8
−986%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+908%
12−14
−908%
Metro Exodus 90
+1025%
8−9
−1025%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 141
+907%
14−16
−907%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+1029%
7−8
−1029%
Watch Dogs: Legion 177
+1006%
16−18
−1006%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 83
+938%
8−9
−938%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Hitman 3 47
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
Horizon Zero Dawn 33
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Metro Exodus 74
+957%
7−8
−957%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
+1067%
6−7
−1067%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
+975%
4−5
−975%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+1167%
3−4
−1167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Forza Horizon 4 87
+988%
8−9
−988%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 79
+1029%
7−8
−1029%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+1000%
3−4
−1000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 46
+1050%
4−5
−1050%

This is how RTX 3080 Mobile and GRID M40 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 1090% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 1000% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 1075% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.62 4.26
Recency 12 January 2021 18 May 2016
Chip lithography 8 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 50 Watt

RTX 3080 Mobile has a 900.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

GRID M40, on the other hand, has 130% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is a notebook card while GRID M40 is a workstation one.


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