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    GRID M60 2Q vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M60 2Q and Radeon R9 M290X. 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 2Q and Radeon R9 M290X. 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.
    GRID M60 2Q
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    Radeon R9 M290X is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 M290X 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 M290X here:

    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GRID M60 2Q Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GRID M60 2Q has 125% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than GRID M60 2Q.
    • GRID M60 2Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • GRID M60 2Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 293 MHz higher, than GRID M60 2Q.
    • GRID M60 2Q and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 2Q is 3812 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 30−35
    medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 2Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      GRID M60 2Q Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN
    Code name GM204 Neptune
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 30 August 2015 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 2048 1280
    Core clock speed 557 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1178 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 150.8 72.00
    Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA 5.2
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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