Radeon RX 560X Mobile vs GRID M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID M40 with Radeon RX 560X Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GRID M40
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.94

560X Mobile outperforms M40 by a whopping 150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking742483
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.0811.69
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGM107Polaris 21
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 May 2016 (9 years ago)11 April 2018 (7 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 cores3841024
Core clock speed1033 MHz1275 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1202 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate33.0681.60
Floating-point processing power0.7933 TFLOPS2.611 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3264
L1 Cache192 KB256 KB
L2 Cache2 MB1024 KB

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 datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1300 MHz1450 MHz
Memory bandwidth83.2 GB/s92.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.0-

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 HD12−14
−183%
34
+183%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 52
+0%
52
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Fortnite 66
+0%
66
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+0%
52
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50
+0%
50
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 122
+0%
122
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 71
+0%
71
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 36
+0%
36
+0%
Fortnite 44
+0%
44
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 36
+0%
36
+0%
Metro Exodus 20
+0%
20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 42
+0%
42
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+0%
36
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+0%
13
+0%
Dota 2 66
+0%
66
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+0%
38
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30
+0%
30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+0%
22
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 33
+0%
33
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how GRID M40 and RX 560X Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 560X Mobile is 183% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.94 9.85
Recency 18 May 2016 11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt

GRID M40 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 30% lower power consumption.

RX 560X Mobile, on the other hand, has a 150% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 560X 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 Radeon RX 560X Mobile is a notebook one.

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