GRID M6 8Q vs Radeon HD 7690M

In this comparison between GRID M6 8Q and Radeon HD 7690M 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 M6 8Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7690M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7690M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7690M 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 7690M here:

Main Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Radeon HD 7690M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 20 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M6 8Q has 400% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GRID M6 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7690M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GRID M6 8Q has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GRID M6 8Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7690M - in Laptops.
  • GRID M6 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 122 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GRID M6 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7690M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 1412 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 2−3
ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 12−14
medium / 1080p 21−24 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.

Full Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Radeon HD 7690M
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GM204 Thames XT / XTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 7 June 2011
Pipelines 1536 480
Core clock speed 722 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 725 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 69.31 17.40
Floating-point performance 2,218 gflops 696.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 3600/1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 28.8 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 medium sized
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