GRID M10 8Q vs Radeon HD 6990M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6990M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GRID M10 8Q stacks up against Radeon HD 6990M, check out specs charts below.

GRID M10 8Q

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Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6990M 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 6990M here:

Radeon HD 6990M Laptops

Main Specs

	GRID M10 8Q	Radeon HD 6990M
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	100 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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GRID M10 8Q has 125% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6990M.
GRID M10 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
GRID M10 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990M.
GRID M10 8Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M - in Laptops.
GRID M10 8Q is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GRID M10 8Q is 318 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
GRID M10 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GRID M10 8Q is 4300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	30−33
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	4−5	6−7
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Battlefield 5 is 5% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	200−210
medium / 768p	160−170	170−180
ultra / 1080p	85−90	90−95
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	120−130	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	85−90	90−95
ultra / 1080p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Dota 2 is 3% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Far Cry 5 is 5% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	95−100
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Fortnite is 7% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	7−8	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Forza Horizon 4 is 8% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
low / 768p	75−80	80−85
medium / 768p	70−75	70−75
high / 1080p	24−27	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−12
QHD / 1440p	1−2	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
high / 1080p	8−9	9−10
ultra / 1080p	6−7	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−12	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Minecraft is 2% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 7% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 13% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
medium / 768p	30−33	30−35
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 9% more, than GRID M10 8Q.
low / 768p	95−100	100−105
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in World of Tanks is 3% more, than GRID M10 8Q.

Full Specs

	GRID M10 8Q	Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture	Maxwell	Terascale 2
Code name	GM107	Blackcomb XTX
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	18 May 2016	12 July 2011
Pipelines	640	1120
Core clock speed	1033 MHz	715 MHz
Boost Clock	1306 MHz
Transistor count	1,870 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	52.24	40.04
Floating-point performance	1,672 gflops	1,601.6 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5200 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	83.2 GB/s	115.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	5.0
Laptop size		large
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GRID M10 8Q vs Radeon HD 6990M

Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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