AMD Radeon RX 7800M vs NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in the Geekbench Vulkan benchmark?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7800M scores 126,668, while the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q scores 31,220. The AMD card wins this test, with a delta of -75.4% when measured from the AMD card's perspective, meaning the NVIDIA card trails by roughly 75%.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each GPU?

A: The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q has an average benchmark score of 31,220, based solely on its Geekbench Vulkan result. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M has an average of 27,883 across multiple tests including Geekbench OpenCL, Geekbench Vulkan, and several Passmark tests.

Q: How do these GPUs rank against all other GPUs in the database?

A: The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q sits in the 76th percentile of all GPUs, while the AMD Radeon RX 7800M sits in the 73rd percentile. Despite the AMD card's higher Vulkan score, its average benchmark score across all tests places it slightly lower in overall percentile ranking.

Q: Which GPU has more memory, and what type?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7800M has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory, whereas the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q has only 1 GB (1024 MB) of GDDR5 memory. The AMD card also has a wider memory bandwidth at 432.0 GB/s versus 160.4 GB/s.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q is end-of-life, having been released on 2015-08-29. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M is active, with a release date of 2024-09-10.

Q: What are the nearest rivals for each GPU in the database?

A: For the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (avg score 31,206, delta 0%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (avg score 31,087, delta 0.4%), the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (avg score 31,532, delta -1%), and the NVIDIA TITAN RTX (avg score 31,676, delta -1.4%). For the AMD Radeon RX 7800M, the nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 (avg score 27,839, delta 0.2%), the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X (avg score 27,973, delta -0.3%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (avg score 28,020, delta -0.5%), and the AMD FirePro S7150 (avg score 28,117, delta -0.8%).

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q and AMD Radeon RX 7800M represent two very different design philosophies and eras of GPU architecture. The NVIDIA part uses the GM204 chip built on Maxwell 2.0 architecture, manufactured on a 28 nm process at TSMC. The AMD part uses the Navi 32 chip based on RDNA 3.0 architecture, also fabricated by TSMC but on a 5 nm process node. This process difference is stark: the NVIDIA chip packs 5,200 million transistors on a 398 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 13.1M per mm², while the AMD chip contains 28,100 million transistors on a smaller 346 mm² die, achieving 81.2M per mm². That is roughly six times the transistor density for the newer AMD part.

The clock speeds tell a similar story of generational advancement. The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q runs at a base clock of 557 MHz and boosts to 1178 MHz, while the AMD Radeon RX 7800M runs at 1295 MHz base, 2335 MHz boost, and a game clock of 2145 MHz. The AMD card's boost clock is nearly double the NVIDIA card's base clock. Memory clocks also differ significantly: the NVIDIA card uses 1253 MHz with 5 Gbps effective GDDR5, while the AMD card uses 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective GDDR6.

Shader resources are heavily in favor of the AMD card. The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units (TMUs), and 64 render output units (ROPs). The AMD Radeon RX 7800M has 3840 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The AMD card also includes 60 ray tracing cores, while the NVIDIA card has none listed. Neither card has tensor cores listed in the database.

The feature set differs as well. The NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), which includes additional features beyond the NVIDIA card's 12_1 level, plus the same OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The bus interface also differs: the NVIDIA card uses PCIe 3.0 x16, while the AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x16.

The Verdict

The data paints a clear picture for different use cases. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M is the far more capable modern GPU by almost every architectural metric and in the one shared benchmark, Geekbench Vulkan, where it scores 126,668 versus 31,220 for the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q. That is a massive lead, and the AMD card also has 12 GB of memory versus 1 GB, higher bandwidth, more shading units, and ray tracing support.

However, the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q holds its own in percentile ranking, sitting at 76th percentile versus the AMD card's 73rd. This is because the NVIDIA card's average benchmark score of 31,220 is higher than the AMD card's average of 27,883 across its broader test suite. The NVIDIA card also has a lower power draw at 225 W versus 180 W for the AMD card, which is notable because the AMD card is an integrated GPU (IGP) with no power connectors, while the NVIDIA card is a dual-slot card requiring a single 8-pin connector and a suggested 550 W power supply.

Who should pick which? The AMD Radeon RX 7800M is the clear choice for anyone needing raw performance, modern API support, and high memory capacity. Its Vulkan score alone is over four times that of the NVIDIA card. The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q, being end-of-life since 2015, is suited only for legacy deployments where its specific form factor and Maxwell architecture are required, or where its higher percentile ranking in the database matters more than raw modern performance. The AMD card is active and current, with a 2024 release date. For new workloads, the AMD Radeon RX 7800M is the data-supported recommendation.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field in the database. The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q has no series designation, while the AMD Radeon RX 7800M belongs to the Radeon RX 7000 series. The NVIDIA chip is GM204 on Maxwell 2.0, while the AMD chip is Navi 32 on RDNA 3.0 with the codename Wheat Nas. The NVIDIA generation is listed as "GRID (Mx)", while the AMD generation is "Navi Mobile (RX 7000M)".

Process node: 28 nm for NVIDIA, 5 nm for AMD. Transistors: 5,200 million versus 28,100 million. Die size: 398 mm² versus 346 mm². Transistor density: 13.1M per mm² versus 81.2M per mm². Base clock: 557 MHz versus 1295 MHz. Boost clock: 1178 MHz versus 2335 MHz. The AMD card has a game clock of 2145 MHz; the NVIDIA card has none listed. Memory clock: 1253 MHz with 5 Gbps effective versus 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective.

Memory size: 1024 MB versus 12 GB. Memory type: GDDR5 versus GDDR6. Bus width: 256 bit versus 192 bit. Bandwidth: 160.4 GB/s versus 432.0 GB/s. Shading units: 2048 versus 3840. TMUs: 128 versus 240. ROPs: 64 versus 96. Ray tracing cores: none versus 60. Pixel rate: 75.39 GPixel/s versus 224.2 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 150.8 GTexel/s versus 560.4 GTexel/s. FP32: 4.825 TFLOPS versus 35.87 TFLOPS. FP16: not listed versus 35.87 TFLOPS (1:1).

TDP: 225 W versus 180 W. Slot width: dual-slot versus IGP. Power connectors: 1x 8-pin versus none. Suggested PSU: 550 W versus none listed. Bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs: no outputs versus portable device dependent. DirectX: 12 (12_1) versus 12 Ultimate (12_2). The NVIDIA card has a length of 267 mm (10.5 inches); the AMD card has no dimensions listed. Production status: end-of-life versus active. Release date: 2015-08-29 versus 2024-09-10. Predecessor: none versus Polaris Mobile.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only common benchmark in the database is Geekbench Vulkan, and the result is decisive. The AMD Radeon RX 7800M scores 126,668, while the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q scores 31,220. The delta is -75.4% from the AMD card's perspective, meaning the NVIDIA card is roughly three-quarters slower in this test. That is a dominant victory for the AMD part.

The AMD card's other benchmark results provide additional context. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 120,778. In Passmark tests, it scores 17,613 in G3D, 9,342 in GPU compute, 892 in G2D, 176 in DirectX 11, 174 in DirectX 9, 99 in DirectX 10, and 89 in DirectX 12. It also scores 2,994 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. These results show a wide-ranging testing suite, though no direct NVIDIA counterpart exists in this database for those specific tests.

The nearest rival data for each GPU puts the head-to-head in broader perspective. The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q's average score of 31,220 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 at 31,206 (0% delta), and it sits between the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER at 31,087 (0.4% delta) and the RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell at 31,532 (-1% delta). The TITAN RTX scores 31,676, which is -1.4% delta from the GRID M60-1Q. This indicates the GRID M60-1Q, despite its age, performs in a similar range to much newer NVIDIA offerings in the Vulkan test.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800M's average score of 27,883 is closely matched by the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 at 27,839 (0.2% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X at 27,973 (-0.3% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti at 28,020 (-0.5% delta), and the AMD FirePro S7150 at 28,117 (-0.8% delta). All of these deltas are within one percentage point, meaning the RX 7800M's average sits in a tight competitive cluster.

The wins tally is 0 for the NVIDIA card and 1 for the AMD card in the head-to-head benchmark comparison. The data is unambiguous: in the only shared test, the AMD Radeon RX 7800M massively outperforms the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q. The NVIDIA card's higher percentile ranking comes from its single strong Vulkan result relative to the broader database, but it cannot match the AMD card's modern compute capabilities across the board.