Radeon RX 9070 vs GRID M40

Place in the ranking	762	42
Place by popularity	not in top-100	96
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	65.85
Power efficiency	6.15	21.47
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code name	GM107	Navi 48
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	18 May 2016 (10 years ago)	6 March 2025 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

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 cores	384	3584
Core clock speed	1033 MHz	1330 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.06	564.5
Floating-point processing power	0.7933 TFLOPS	36.13 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	128
TMUs	32	224
Tensor Cores	no data	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	56
L0 Cache	no data	896 KB
L1 Cache	192 KB	no data
L2 Cache	2 MB	8 MB
L3 Cache	no data	64 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1300 MHz	2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth	83.2 GB/s	644.6 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	5.0	-
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 HD	12−14	201 +1575%
1440p	7−8 −93.6%	109
4K	4−5	67 +1575%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.73
1440p	no data	5.04
4K	no data	8.19

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart	190−200	190−200
Counter-Strike 2	300−350	300−350
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160	150−160
Resident Evil 4 Remake	180−190	180−190

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart	190−200	190−200
Battlefield 5	160−170	160−170
Counter-Strike 2	300−350	300−350
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160	150−160
Far Cry 5	299	299
Fortnite	290−300	290−300
Forza Horizon 4	240−250	240−250
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	170−180
Valorant	350−400	350−400

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart	190−200	190−200
Battlefield 5	160−170	160−170
Counter-Strike 2	300−350	300−350
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	270−280	270−280
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160	150−160
Far Cry 5	289	289
Fortnite	290−300	290−300
Forza Horizon 4	240−250	240−250
Grand Theft Auto V	160−170	160−170
Metro Exodus	150−160	150−160
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	170−180
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	438	438
Valorant	350−400	350−400

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	160−170	160−170
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160	150−160
Far Cry 5	274	274
Forza Horizon 4	240−250	240−250
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	170−180
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	240	240
Valorant	350−400	350−400

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

290−300

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	180−190	180−190
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	450−500	450−500
Grand Theft Auto V	130−140	130−140
Metro Exodus	100−110	100−110
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	170−180
Valorant	400−450	400−450

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	150−160	150−160
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90	85−90
Far Cry 5	244	244
Forza Horizon 4	200−210	200−210
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	184	184

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

150−160

4K
High

Atomic Heart	55−60	55−60
Counter-Strike 2	80−85	80−85
Grand Theft Auto V	150−160	150−160
Metro Exodus	65−70	65−70
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	154	154
Valorant	300−350	300−350

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	110−120	110−120
Counter-Strike 2	80−85	80−85
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45	40−45
Far Cry 5	133	133
Forza Horizon 4	150−160	150−160
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	95−100	95−100

4K
Epic

Fortnite

75−80

This is how GRID M40 and RX 9070 compete in popular games:

RX 9070 is 1575% faster in 1080p
RX 9070 is 1457% faster in 1440p
RX 9070 is 1575% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.96	60.81
Recency	18 May 2016	6 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	220 Watt

GRID M40 has 77% lower power consumption.

RX 9070, on the other hand, has a 1436% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 82% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M40 in performance tests.

Be aware that GRID M40 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9070 is a desktop one.