GRID M6 8Q vs Radeon Pro 5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M6 8Q and Radeon Pro 5500M. 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 Pro 5500M. 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 Pro 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 5500M 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 Pro 5500M here:

Main Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Radeon Pro 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M6 8Q has 17% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 5500M.
  • GRID M6 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • GRID M6 8Q and Radeon Pro 5500M have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • GRID M6 8Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 5500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GRID M6 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • GRID M6 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 6988 MHz higher, than GRID M6 8Q.

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 Pro 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GRID M6 8Q.

Full Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Radeon Pro 5500M
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Navi / RDNA
Code name GM204 Navi 14
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 30 August 2015 13 November 2019
Pipelines 1536 1536
Core clock speed 722 MHz
Boost Clock 1300 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 69.31 139.2
Floating-point performance 2,218 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.2
Laptop size medium sized
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