GRID M60 8Q vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

In this comparison between GRID M60 8Q and Radeon RX 560 mobile 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 8Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 560 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 560 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 560 mobile 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 RX 560 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GRID M60 8Q Radeon RX 560 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M60 8Q has 309% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.
  • GRID M60 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GRID M60 8Q has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.
  • GRID M60 8Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - in Laptops.
  • GRID M60 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 618 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • GRID M60 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 988 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 18−20
ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−11
QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 35−40
medium / 1080p 24−27 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.

Full Specs

  GRID M60 8Q Radeon RX 560 mobile
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Polaris
Code name GM204 Polaris 11
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 5 January 2017
Pipelines 2048 1024
Core clock speed 557 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8 58.97
Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops 2,462 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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