GRID K280Q vs Radeon R9 M275

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K280Q and Radeon R9 M275. 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 K280Q and Radeon R9 M275. 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 R9 M275 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M275 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 R9 M275 here:

Main Specs

  GRID K280Q Radeon R9 M275
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID K280Q and Radeon R9 M275 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GRID K280Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M275 - in Laptops.
  • GRID K280Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M275 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M275 is 180 MHz higher, than GRID K280Q.
  • GRID K280Q and Radeon R9 M275 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K280Q is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M275.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 12−14
medium / 1080p 14−16 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon R9 M275.

Full Specs

  GRID K280Q Radeon R9 M275
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Venus
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 1 August 2014
Pipelines 1536 640
Core clock speed 745 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 37.00
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 1,184 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 122 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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