GRID M60 8Q vs Radeon R7 M460

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M60 8Q and Radeon R7 M460. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GRID M60 8Q and Radeon R7 M460. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon R7 M460 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M460 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 R7 M460 here:

Main Specs

  GRID M60 8Q Radeon R7 M460
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M60 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GRID M60 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 M460.
  • GRID M60 8Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M460 - in Laptops.
  • GRID M60 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M460 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M460 is 427 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • GRID M60 8Q and Radeon R7 M460 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 8Q is 3012 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M460.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 2−3
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 12−14
medium / 1080p 24−27 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 366% more, than Radeon R7 M460.

Full Specs

  GRID M60 8Q Radeon R7 M460
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN
Code name GM204 Meso
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 21 February 2016
Pipelines 2048 384
Core clock speed 557 MHz 984 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1125 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8 27.00
Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops 864.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.2
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