GRID M10 8Q vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. 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 M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. 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 HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GRID M10 8Q Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GRID M10 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GRID M10 8Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GRID M10 8Q is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GRID M10 8Q is 353 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GRID M10 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M10 8Q is 4300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 21−24
ultra / 1080p 8−9 12−14
QHD / 1440p 2−3 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 27−30 40−45
medium / 1080p 16−18 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 69% more, than GRID M10 8Q.

Full Specs

  GRID M10 8Q Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name GM107 Blackcomb XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 18 May 2016 6 January 2011
Pipelines 640 1920
Core clock speed 1033 MHz 680 MHz
Boost Clock 1306 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 52.24
Floating-point performance 1,672 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5200 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large
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