GRID M60 8Q vs Radeon R9 M395X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID M60 8Q and Radeon R9 M395X, 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 R9 M395X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M395X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M395X 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 R9 M395X here:

Main Specs

  GRID M60 8Q Radeon R9 M395X
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M395X has 11% more power consumption, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID M60 8Q has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M395X.
  • GRID M60 8Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M395X - in Laptops.
  • GRID M60 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M395X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M395X is 166 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • GRID M60 8Q and Radeon R9 M395X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 8Q is 3762 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 24−27
ultra / 1080p 12−14 14−16
QHD / 1440p 6−7 9−10
4K / 2160p 5−6 6−7
low / 720p 35−40 45−50
medium / 1080p 24−27 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than GRID M60 8Q.

Full Specs

  GRID M60 8Q Radeon R9 M395X
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 3
Code name GM204 Amethyst XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 16 October 2014
Pipelines 2048 2048
Core clock speed 557 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8 92.54
Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 413 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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