NVIDIA GRID M3-3020 vs NVIDIA GeForce 840M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GRID M3-3020 and NVIDIA GeForce 840M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID M3-3020

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 16% higher boost clock speed: 1306 MHz vs 1124 MHz
  • 2.9x more texture fill rate: 52.24 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
  • Around 67% higher pipelines: 640 vs 384
  • Around 94% better floating-point performance: 1,672 gflops vs 863.2 gflops
  • 2.6x more memory clock speed: 5200 MHz vs 2002 MHz
  • Around 84% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 41.997 vs 22.848
  • 4.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 726.846 vs 162.594
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.442 vs 1.237
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.991 vs 21.15
  • Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 155.196 vs 95.545
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 May 2016 vs 12 March 2014
Core clock speed 1033 MHz vs 1029 MHz
Boost clock speed 1306 MHz vs 1124 MHz
Texture fill rate 52.24 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
Pipelines 640 vs 384
Floating-point performance 1,672 gflops vs 863.2 gflops
Memory clock speed 5200 MHz vs 2002 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 41.997 vs 22.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 726.846 vs 162.594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.442 vs 1.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.991 vs 21.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 155.196 vs 95.545

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GRID M3-3020
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 840M

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
41.997
22.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
726.846
162.594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.442
1.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.991
21.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
155.196
95.545
Name NVIDIA GRID M3-3020 NVIDIA GeForce 840M
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 41.997 22.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 726.846 162.594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.442 1.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.991 21.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 155.196 95.545
PassMark - G3D Mark 1096
PassMark - G2D Mark 151
Geekbench - OpenCL 5745
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2736
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3191
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2736
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3191
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 503

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GRID M3-3020 NVIDIA GeForce 840M

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name GM107 GM108
Launch date 18 May 2016 12 March 2014
Place in performance rating 1247 1248
Type Workstation Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1306 MHz 1124 MHz
Core clock speed 1033 MHz 1029 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,672 gflops 863.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 640 384
Texture fill rate 52.24 GTexel / s 17.98 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,870 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB / s 16.02 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5200 MHz 2002 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus