GRID M10-8Q vs Radeon HD 8790M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8790M with GRID M10-8Q, including specs and performance data.

HD 8790M
2013
2 GB GDDR5
3.08

M10-8Q outperforms HD 8790M by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking796673
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.68
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameMarsGM107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date1 April 2013 (12 years ago)18 May 2016 (9 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 cores384640
Core clock speed850 MHz1033 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1306 MHz
Number of transistors950 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown225 Watt
Texture fill rate21.6052.24
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS1.672 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2440
L1 Cache96 KB320 KB
L2 Cache256 KB2 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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s83.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-5.0

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.

HD 8790M 3.08
GRID M10-8Q 4.89
+58.8%

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.

HD 8790M 1305
Samples: 70
GRID M10-8Q 2068
+58.5%
Samples: 5

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD28
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Fortnite 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−50%
24−27
+50%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Valorant 45−50
−56.3%
75−80
+56.3%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 73
−50.7%
110−120
+50.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Dota 2 30−33
−50%
45−50
+50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Fortnite 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−50%
24−27
+50%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Valorant 45−50
−56.3%
75−80
+56.3%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Dota 2 30−33
−50%
45−50
+50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−50%
24−27
+50%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Valorant 45−50
−56.3%
75−80
+56.3%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
Valorant 30−35
−45.2%
45−50
+45.2%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Valorant 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

This is how HD 8790M and GRID M10-8Q compete in popular games:

  • GRID M10-8Q is 43% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.08 4.89
Recency 1 April 2013 18 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB

GRID M10-8Q has a 58.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GRID M10-8Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8790M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8790M is a notebook graphics card while GRID M10-8Q is a workstation one.

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