GRID M6 8Q vs Radeon R9 M390X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M6 8Q and Radeon R9 M390X. 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 M6 8Q and Radeon R9 M390X. 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 M390X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M390X 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 M390X here:

Main Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID M6 8Q has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • GRID M6 8Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390X - in Laptops.
  • GRID M6 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M390X is 1 MHz higher, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • GRID M6 8Q and Radeon R9 M390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 21−24
ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
QHD / 1440p 5−6 8−9
4K / 2160p 4−5 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 21−24 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than GRID M6 8Q.

Full Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 3
Code name GM204 Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 9 June 2015
Pipelines 1536 2048
Core clock speed 722 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 69.31 92.54
Floating-point performance 2,218 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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