GRID M10 8Q vs Radeon R9 270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M10 8Q and Radeon R9 270. 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 R9 270. 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.

Main Specs

  GRID M10 8Q Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GRID M10 8Q has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID M10 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID M10 8Q is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GRID M10 8Q and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • GRID M10 8Q is 57 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

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 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 69% more, than GRID M10 8Q.

Full Specs

  GRID M10 8Q Radeon R9 270
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Curacao
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 18 May 2016 13 November 2013
Pipelines 640 1280
Core clock speed 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1306 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 52.24 74.00
Floating-point performance 1,672 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 267 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 293 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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