GRID M60 8Q vs Radeon HD 6950
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID M60 8Q and Radeon HD 6950, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GRID M60 8Q stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.
GRID M60 8Q
Main Specs
GRID M60 8Q
Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)
225 Watt
500 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 122% more power consumption, than GRID M60 8Q.
GRID M60 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GRID M60 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GRID M60 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
GRID M60 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
Memory clock speed of GRID M60 8Q is 3762 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
20−22
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
8−9
QHD / 1440p
6−7
3−4
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
24−27
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
30−35
21−24
ultra / 1080p
27−30
18−20
QHD / 1440p
10−12
5−6
4K / 2160p
7−8
5−6
low / 720p
65−70
45−50
medium / 1080p
35−40
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
230−240
200−210
medium / 768p
200−210
170−180
ultra / 1080p
110−120
90−95
QHD / 1440p
85−90
50−55
4K / 2160p
45−50
30−33
high / 768p
160−170
130−140
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Cyberpunk 2077 is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
100−110
90−95
ultra / 1080p
75−80
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Dota 2 is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
24−27
16−18
ultra / 1080p
21−24
14−16
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
low / 720p
50−55
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
30−35
21−24
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
QHD / 1440p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
120−130
90−95
medium / 1080p
70−75
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Fortnite is 38% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
30−35
24−27
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
QHD / 1440p
12−14
8−9
4K / 2160p
12−14
−
low / 720p
65−70
45−50
medium / 1080p
35−40
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Forza Horizon 4 is 40% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
100−110
80−85
medium / 768p
90−95
70−75
high / 1080p
40−45
27−30
ultra / 1080p
16−18
10−12
QHD / 1440p
6−7
2−3
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Grand Theft Auto V is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
12−14
9−10
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
35−40
24−27
medium / 1080p
20−22
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 31% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
70−75
50−55
medium / 768p
45−50
30−35
high / 1080p
24−27
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−11
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 37% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
90−95
100−105
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
30−35
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
Full Specs
GRID M60 8Q
Radeon HD 6950
Architecture
Maxwell 2.0
TeraScale 3
Code name
GM204
Cayman
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
30 August 2015
14 December 2010
Pipelines
2048
1408
Core clock speed
557 MHz
Boost Clock
1178 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
5,200 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
150.8
70.40
Floating-point performance
4,833 gflops
2,252.8 gflops
Length
267 mm
267 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.4 GB/s
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
5.2
Bus support
PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
244 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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