GRID M10 8Q vs Radeon R9 270X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M10 8Q and Radeon R9 270X. 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 M10 8Q and Radeon R9 270X. 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.

Main Specs

  GRID M10 8Q Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 180 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 2 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GRID M10 8Q has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID M10 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID M10 8Q is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
  • GRID M10 8Q and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 24−27
ultra / 1080p 8−9 14−16
QHD / 1440p 2−3 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 27−30 45−50
medium / 1080p 16−18 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GRID M10 8Q.

Full Specs

  GRID M10 8Q Radeon R9 270X
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Curacao XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 18 May 2016 8 October 2013
Pipelines 640 1280
Core clock speed 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1306 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 52.24 84.00
Floating-point performance 1,672 gflops 2,688 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 318 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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