GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile vs GRID M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID M40 with GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GRID M40
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.92

RTX 5070 Mobile outperforms GRID M40 by a whopping 1135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking72165
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.9873.86
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGM107GB206
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 May 2016 (9 years ago)April 2025 (recently)

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 cores3844608
Core clock speed1033 MHz907 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1425 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate33.06205.2
Floating-point processing power0.7933 TFLOPS13.13 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs32144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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

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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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 HD9−10
−1178%
115
+1178%
1440p5−6
−1360%
73
+1360%
4K2−3
−1750%
37
+1750%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Sons of the Forest 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 222
+0%
222
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Sons of the Forest 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 163
+0%
163
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 144
+0%
144
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Sons of the Forest 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Sons of the Forest 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 105
+0%
105
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 109
+0%
109
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Sons of the Forest 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Sons of the Forest 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

This is how GRID M40 and RTX 5070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 Mobile is 1178% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 Mobile is 1360% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 Mobile is 1750% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.92 48.43
Recency 18 May 2016 on April 2025
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

RTX 5070 Mobile has a 1135.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5070 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 5070 Mobile is a notebook one.

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