GRID K140Q vs Radeon R9 M470

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K140Q and Radeon R9 M470. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GRID K140Q and Radeon R9 M470. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon R9 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470 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 R9 M470 here:

Main Specs

  GRID K140Q Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 M470 has 3 GB more memory, than GRID K140Q.
  • GRID K140Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
  • GRID K140Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 150 MHz higher, than GRID K140Q.
  • GRID K140Q and Radeon R9 M470 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 4218 MHz higher, than GRID K140Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
ultra / 1080p 0−1 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 9−10 24−27
medium / 1080p 1−2 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than GRID K140Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K140Q Radeon R9 M470
Architecture Kepler GCN 2
Code name GK107 Saturn
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 14 May 2016
Pipelines 192 768
Core clock speed 850 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 48.00
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Laptop size large
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