GRID M6 8Q vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M6 8Q and Radeon HD 6990M 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 M6 8Q and Radeon HD 6990M 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 6990M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6990M 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 6990M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GRID M6 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.
  • GRID M6 8Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GRID M6 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 7 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.
  • GRID M6 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 4112 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 5−6 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GRID M6 8Q.

Full Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GM204 Blackcomb XTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 12 July 2011
Pipelines 1536 2240
Core clock speed 722 MHz 715 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 69.31
Floating-point performance 2,218 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Laptop size large
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