GRID M3-3020 vs Tesla K40c

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K40c and GRID M3-3020, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla K40c
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 245 Watt
11.65
+52.1%

Tesla K40c outperforms GRID M3-3020 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking408522
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.26no data
Power efficiency3.32no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGK180GM107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)18 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,699 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 cores2880640
Core clock speed745 MHz1033 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHz1306 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)245 Wattno data
Texture fill rate210.252.24
Floating-point processing power5.046 TFLOPS1.672 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs24040

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 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1031.1.126
CUDA3.55.0

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 11.65 7.66
Recency 8 October 2013 18 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB

Tesla K40c has a 52.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GRID M3-3020, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The Tesla K40c is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M3-3020 in performance tests.


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