GRID M6-8Q vs Tesla M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M40 and GRID M6-8Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla M40
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
27.16
+193%

Tesla M40 outperforms GRID M6-8Q by a whopping 193% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking204474
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.456.35
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGM200GM204
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date10 November 2015 (9 years ago)30 August 2015 (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 cores30721536
Core clock speed948 MHz722 MHz
Boost clock speed1112 MHzno data
Number of transistors8,000 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate213.569.31
Floating-point processing power6.832 TFLOPS2.218 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs19296

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 amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 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
CUDA5.25.2

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 M40 27.16
+193%
GRID M6-8Q 9.26

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 M40 10465
+193%
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 27.16 9.26
Recency 10 November 2015 30 August 2015
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 100 Watt

Tesla M40 has a 193.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

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

The Tesla M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M6-8Q in performance tests.


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