GRID M60 1Q vs Radeon HD 6990M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M60 1Q and Radeon HD 6990M. 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 M60 1Q and Radeon HD 6990M. 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 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:

Main Specs

  GRID M60 1Q 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 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M60 1Q has 125% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6990M.
  • GRID M60 1Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon HD 6990M has 1 GB more memory, than GRID M60 1Q.
  • GRID M60 1Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M - in Laptops.
  • GRID M60 1Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990M is 158 MHz higher, than GRID M60 1Q.
  • GRID M60 1Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 1Q is 4112 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 14−16
ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
QHD / 1440p 7−8 3−4
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 30−33
medium / 1080p 27−30 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 1Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than Radeon HD 6990M.

Full Specs

  GRID M60 1Q Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GM204 Blackcomb XTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 12 July 2011
Pipelines 2048 1120
Core clock speed 557 MHz 715 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8 40.04
Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops 1,601.6 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 5.2
Laptop size large
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