GRID Legends in test: Notebook and desktop benchmarks

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GRID Legends can boast a lot of gameplay variety thanks to the great number of vehicle classes. We analyze whether the technology is also convincing in our benchmark check.

Florian Glaser, 👁 Florian Glaser, ✓ Anton Avdyushkin (translated by DeepL / Ninh Duy), Published 03/09/2022 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 ...

Technology

Launch of GRID Legends, from developer Codemasters, is good news for racing fans. As usual for the series, the title offers a driving model that appears to be a successful mix of arcade and simulation.

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.

The title can also almost not be accused of anything technically: we did not experience any crashes or (except Intel's iGPU) graphics errors in the test. We also did not encounter any bugs.

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.

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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 Asus ROG Strix G15	187 (125^min) fps ∼31% 164 (118^min) fps ∼30% 134 (94^min) fps ∼28%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Neo 15 @165 W TGP	210 (164^min) fps ∼35% 171 (134^min) fps ∼32% 127 (94^min) fps ∼26%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Suprim X	157 (117^min) fps ∼26% 136 (108^min) fps ∼25% 126 (98^min) fps ∼26%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio	155 (115^min) fps ∼26% 135 (110^min) fps ∼25% 125 (96^min) fps ∼26%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X	154 (117^min) fps ∼25% 134 (105^min) fps ∼25% 123 (100^min) fps ∼25%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Neo 17 @140 W TGP	205 (158^min) fps ∼34% 168 (136^min) fps ∼31% 122 (90^min) fps ∼25%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Core 15 @130 W TGP	156 (114^min) fps ∼26% 138 (114^min) fps ∼26% 104 (78^min) fps ∼21%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD	139 (110^min) fps ∼23% 118 (93^min) fps ∼22% 79.1 (57^min) fps ∼16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Focus 17 @75 W TGP	129 (105^min) fps ∼21% 107 (86^min) fps ∼20% 75.6 (56^min) fps ∼16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H MSI GP75	149 (119^min) fps ∼22% 104 (87^min) fps ∼17% 88.5 (69^min) fps ∼16% 59.1 (43^min) fps ∼12%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H MSI GL75	131 (105^min) fps ∼20% 92.2 (77^min) fps ∼15% 76.4 (60^min) fps ∼14% 53.2 (39^min) fps ∼11%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7 Honor MagicBook 14	50.9 (42^min) fps ∼8% 37 (29^min) fps ∼6% 30.3 (23^min) fps ∼6% 19.4 (14^min) fps ∼4%

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 MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Suprim X	124 (97^min) fps ∼28%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio	123 (98^min) fps ∼27%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X	121 (92^min) fps ∼27%
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX Asus ROG Strix G15	114 (88^min) fps ∼25%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Neo 15 @165 W TGP	103 (81^min) fps ∼23%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Neo 17 @140 W TGP	100 (78^min) fps ∼22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Core 15 @130 W TGP	79.2 (63^min) fps ∼18%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD	60.1 (47^min) fps ∼13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Focus 17 @75 W TGP	58.7 (46^min) fps ∼13%

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 MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Suprim X	112 (83^min) fps ∼27%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio	105 (83^min) fps ∼26%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X	80.4 (64^min) fps ∼20%
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX Asus ROG Strix G15	77.2 (62^min) fps ∼19%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Neo 15 @165 W TGP	67.8 (55^min) fps ∼17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Neo 17 @140 W TGP	64.6 (52^min) fps ∼16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Core 15 @130 W TGP	49.4 (41^min) fps ∼12%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD	35.8 (29^min) fps ∼9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H XMG Focus 17 @75 W TGP	33.6 (29^min) fps ∼8%

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

XMG Neo 15 (RTX 3080) - Click on photo to open the configurator (bestware.com)

XMG Neo 17 (RTX 3070) - Click on photo to open the configurator (bestware.com)

XMG Core 15 (RTX 3060) - Click on photo to open the configurator (bestware.com)

XMG Focus 17 (RTX 3050 Ti) - Click on photo to open the configurator (bestware.com)

Device	Graphics card	Processor	Memory	Operating system
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
Asus PB287Q, Philips Brilliance 329P9H, Acer Predator XB321HK	ForceWare 511.79	Adrenalin 22.2.3

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Florian Glaser, 2022-03- 9 (Update: 2024-08-15)

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5	Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
	May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60	Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
	May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
?	Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
	Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
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