GRID M60 2Q vs Radeon R9 280

In this comparison between GRID M60 2Q and Radeon R9 280 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 M60 2Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GRID M60 2Q Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GRID M60 2Q has 12% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 280.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than GRID M60 2Q.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID M60 2Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GRID M60 2Q and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280 is 8 mm longer, than GRID M60 2Q.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 2Q is 3762 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
GRID M60 2Q and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GRID M60 2Q Radeon R9 280
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GM204 Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 30 August 2015 4 March 2014
Pipelines 2048 1792
Core clock speed 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 933 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8 104.5
Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 267 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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