GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs GRID M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID M40 with GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GRID M40
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.97

RTX 5050 Mobile outperforms M40 by a whopping 749% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking756175
Place by popularitynot in top-10083
Power efficiency6.1452.12
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameGM107GB207
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 May 2016 (10 years ago)24 June 2025 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3842560
Core clock speed1033 MHz1020 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million16,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate33.06120.0
Floating-point processing power0.7933 TFLOPS7.68 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs3280
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20
L1 Cache192 KB2.5 MB
L2 Cache2 MB32 MB

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Width2-slotno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1300 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth83.2 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.4
CUDA5.012.0
DLSS-+

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 HD8−9
−838%
75
+838%
1440p4−5
−925%
41
+925%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Palworld 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Palworld 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 137
+0%
137
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Palworld 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Palworld 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 95
+0%
95
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Palworld 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Palworld 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

This is how GRID M40 and RTX 5050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5050 Mobile is 838% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5050 Mobile is 925% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.97 33.69
Recency 18 May 2016 24 June 2025
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

RTX 5050 Mobile has a 749% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile 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 5050 Mobile is a notebook one.

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