Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs GRID M60-8Q
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GRID M60-8Q with Radeon RX 580 2048SP, including specs and performance data.
580 2048SP outperforms M60-8Q by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 513 | 337 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 53 |
| Power efficiency | 3.18 | 9.36 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 August 2015 (10 years ago) | 15 October 2018 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 557 MHz | 1168 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1178 MHz | 1284 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 150.8 | 164.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.825 TFLOPS | 5.259 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.4 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| 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 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.29 | 18.24 |
| Recency | 30 August 2015 | 15 October 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 150 Watt |
RX 580 2048SP has a 96.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 580 2048SP is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M60-8Q in performance tests.
Be aware that GRID M60-8Q is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop one.
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