GRID M6-8Q vs Radeon R5 M435
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 M435 with GRID M6-8Q, including specs and performance data.
GRID M6-8Q outperforms R5 M435 by a whopping 317% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 905 | 521 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.48 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Jet | GM204 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 May 2016 (9 years ago) | 30 August 2015 (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 cores | 320 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 780 MHz | 722 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1030 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.60 | 69.31 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6592 TFLOPS | 2.218 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 20 | 96 |
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 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | MXM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 36 GB/s | 160.4 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 | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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 | 2.04 | 8.51 |
| Recency | 15 May 2016 | 30 August 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
R5 M435 has an age advantage of 8 months.
GRID M6-8Q, on the other hand, has a 317.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GRID M6-8Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M435 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R5 M435 is a notebook graphics card while GRID M6-8Q is a workstation one.
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