GRID Legends in test: Notebook and desktop benchmarks
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Although GRID Legends does not visually match the level of the current most beautiful racing Forza Horizon 5 we would describe the graphics as good. Besides the effects (sparks, smoke, reflections, ...), the track details (balloons, spectators, flags, ...) are also pleasing. Other plus points are the high visibility, the dense landscape vegetation, and the fancy lighting - only the destruction model could be more extensive. The story campaign and the good sound together create a good racing atmosphere.
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If you open the video menu, which is much more responsive and comfortable than in other/older Codemasters games, you will find two tidy tabs. While Basic primarily takes care of the resolution and the picture mode, Advanced contains 16 individual settings and 5 presets, which partly require a restart when changing them. It is also a pity that explanatory texts and/or comparison pictures for the different settings are missing. The game size turns out to be completely acceptable with a download of around 29 GB. The start and loading times of the game are okay.
Benchmark
As expected, GRID Legends includes an integrated performance test. The benchmark is situated right at the beginning of the extended video menu. In contrast to F1 2021, there is no track and weather selection, but the results are representative, not least because of the high benchmark duration (over 2 minutes). As you can see from the video below, the game shows a race in San Francisco with changing camera angles and FPS numbers. A final evaluation including a performance graph appears at the end of the benchmark.
Results
For the benchmarks, we mainly use loan devices from our partners XMG (Schenker Technologies) and MSI.
FHD (1,920 x 1,080)
When using 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, even some low-end GPUs can cope with GRID Legends. The Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96 EUs) at least manages the low preset smoothly. Midrange models like the GeForce GTX 1650 (Ti) can even handle ultra details with just under 60 FPS. In case you are wondering about the somewhat strange ranking: with moderate resolutions and settings, the frame rate can be limited by the CPU instead of the GPU.
GRID Legends | |
1920x1080 Low Preset 1920x1080 Medium Preset 1920x1080 High Preset 1920x1080 Ultra Preset | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H | |
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7 |
QHD (2,560 x 1,440)
For a mix of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and maximum settings, performance should be ok from the upper mid-range. Besides the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, the RTX 3050 Ti among others, scratches at the 60 FPS mark.
GRID Legends | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H |
UHD (3,840 x 2,160)
Only high-end GPUs can ensure normal performance in the 4K range. If you want to gamble with 3,840 x 2,160 pixels and all sliders set to maximum, you will need at least a GeForce RTX 3060 (or better yet an RTX 3070).
GRID Legends | |
3840x2160 Ultra Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H |
Note
Since gaming tests are very time-consuming and often restricted by installation or activation limits, we can only provide you with a part of the benchmarks for the publication of the articles. More graphics cards will be installed in the coming days and weeks.
Overview
Test systems
Device |
Graphics card | Processor | Memory | Operating system |
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XMG Neo 15 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 @165 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
XMG Neo 17 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
XMG Core 15 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 @130 W TGP (6 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
XMG Focus 17 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti @75 W TGP (4 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GP65 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-9750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GP75 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (4 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-10750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GL75 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-10750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Asus ROG Strix G15 | AMD Radeon RX 6800M (12 GB GDDR6) | AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
MSI Prestige 14 Evo | Intel Iris Xe (96 CUs) | Intel Core i7-1195G7 | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Honor MagicBook 14 | Intel Iris Xe (96 CUs) | Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 1x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42 | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U | 2 x 4 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Desktop PC I | MSI GeForce RTX 3090 (24 GB GDDR6X) MSI GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB GDDR6X) MSI GeForce RTX 3070 (8 GB GDDR6) |
Intel Core i9-9900K | 4 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Desktop-PC II | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8 GB GDDR6)Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6) PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB GDDR5) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super (4 GB GDDR6) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR5) AMD GDDR5) AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB GDDR6) |
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 2 x 32 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Desktop PC III | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super FE | Intel Core i9-11900K | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
4K monitors | Nvidia drivers | AMD drivers |
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Asus PB287Q, Philips Brilliance 329P9H, Acer Predator XB321HK | ForceWare 511.79 | Adrenalin 22.2.3 |