GRID M6 8Q vs Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU

In this comparison between GRID M6 8Q and Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU 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 Instinct MI25 MxGPU will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GRID M6 8Q
Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU

Main Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
 
  • Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU has 200% more power consumption, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU has 8 GB more memory, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID M6 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU - with GCN 5.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU is 678 MHz higher, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • GRID M6 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 3308 MHz higher, than Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 50−55
ultra / 1080p 10−11 35−40
QHD / 1440p 5−6 27−30
4K / 2160p 4−5 16−18
low / 720p 35−40 80−85
medium / 1080p 21−24 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 187% more, than GRID M6 8Q.

Full Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 5.0
Code name GM204 Vega 10
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 30 August 2015 27 June 2017
Pipelines 1536 4096
Core clock speed 722 MHz 1400 MHz
Boost Clock 1500 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 69.31 384.0
Floating-point performance 2,218 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1704 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 436.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.125
CUDA 5.2