GRID M60 8Q vs Radeon 540

In this comparison between GRID M60 8Q and Radeon 540 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 M60 8Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon 540 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GRID M60 8Q
Radeon 540

Main Specs

  GRID M60 8Q Radeon 540
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
 
  • GRID M60 8Q has 350% more power consumption, than Radeon 540.
  • GRID M60 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GRID M60 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon 540.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID M60 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon 540 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 540 is 543 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • GRID M60 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • GRID M60 8Q is 122 mm longer, than Radeon 540.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 1988 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 6−7
ultra / 1080p 12−14 3−4
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 14−16
medium / 1080p 24−27 7−8
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon 540.

Full Specs

  GRID M60 8Q Radeon 540
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 4.0
Code name GM204 Lexa
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 30 August 2015 26 March 2019
Pipelines 2048 512
Core clock speed 557 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1124 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8 35.97
Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm 145 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 56 GB/s
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