GRID M10 8Q vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6850 X2, 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 M10 8Q stacks up against Radeon HD 6850 X2, check out specs charts below.

GRID M10 8Q

Radeon HD 6850 X2

Main Specs

	GRID M10 8Q	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	254 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 12% more power consumption, than GRID M10 8Q.
GRID M10 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GRID M10 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GRID M10 8Q is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GRID M10 8Q is 233 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
GRID M10 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GRID M10 8Q is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
QHD / 1440p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	4−5	4−5
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	190−200
medium / 768p	160−170	160−170
ultra / 1080p	85−90	85−90
QHD / 1440p	50−55	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	120−130	120−130
The average gaming FPS of GRID M10 8Q in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 0% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GRID M10 8Q in Far Cry 5 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	85−90
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GRID M10 8Q in Fortnite is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
QHD / 1440p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	75−80	75−80
medium / 768p	70−75	65−70
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−11
QHD / 1440p	1−2	1−2
The average gaming FPS of GRID M10 8Q in Grand Theft Auto V is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	8−9	8−9
ultra / 1080p	6−7	6−7
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	10−12	10−12
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	95−100
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of GRID M10 8Q in Minecraft is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
medium / 768p	30−33	27−30
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	GRID M10 8Q	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture	Maxwell	TeraScale 2
Code name	GM107	Barts
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	18 May 2016	19 September 2011
Pipelines	640	960
Core clock speed	1033 MHz	800 MHz
Boost Clock	1306 MHz
Transistor count	1,870 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	52.24	38.40
Floating-point performance	1,672 gflops	2x 1,536.0 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5200 MHz	4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	83.2 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	5.0

GRID M10 8Q vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

Main Specs

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