GRID K260Q vs Radeon R9 M380

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K260Q and Radeon R9 M380. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GRID K260Q and Radeon R9 M380. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon R9 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M380 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M380 here:

Main Specs

  GRID K260Q Radeon R9 M380
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 M380 has 2 GB more memory, than GRID K260Q.
  • GRID K260Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M380 - in Laptops.
  • GRID K260Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M380 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M380 is 255 MHz higher, than GRID K260Q.
  • GRID K260Q and Radeon R9 M380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K260Q is 3500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10 9−10
QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 18−20 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than GRID K260Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K260Q Radeon R9 M380
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Strato Pro GDDR5
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 16 June 2015
Pipelines 1536 768
Core clock speed 745 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 48.00
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 194 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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