GRID M6 8Q vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

In this comparison between GRID M6 8Q and Radeon RX 480 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GRID M6 8Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
  • GRID M6 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GRID M6 8Q and Radeon RX 480 mobile have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • GRID M6 8Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
  • GRID M6 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • GRID M6 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 2988 MHz higher, than GRID M6 8Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 12−14
ultra / 1080p 10−11 7−8
QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 27−30
medium / 1080p 21−24 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.

Full Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Polaris
Code name GM204 Polaris
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 1 August 2016
Pipelines 1536 2304
Core clock speed 722 MHz
Boost Clock 1077 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 69.31 155.1
Floating-point performance 2,218 gflops 4,963 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.2
Laptop size large
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