GRID K160Q vs Radeon HD 8730M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 8730M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GRID K160Q stacks up against Radeon HD 8730M, check out specs charts below.
GRID K160Q
Radeon HD 8730M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 8730M 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 HD 8730M here:
Main Specs
| GRID K160Q | Radeon HD 8730M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- GRID K160Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
- Radeon HD 8730M has 1 GB more memory, than GRID K160Q.
- GRID K160Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
- GRID K160Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
- Core clock speed of GRID K160Q is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
- GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 218 MHz higher, than GRID K160Q.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 9−10 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID K160Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 800% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 8730M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 75−80 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−35 | 7−8 |
| 4K / 2160p | 9−10 | − |
| high / 768p | 50−55 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID K160Q in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 135% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 8730M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID K160Q in Dota 2 is 79% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 1−2 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID K160Q in Fortnite is 90% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 35−40 | 18−20 |
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 30−35 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID K160Q in Grand Theft Auto V is 118% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | 50−55 | 27−30 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID K160Q in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID K160Q in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 175% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 30−35 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 27−30 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID K160Q in World of Tanks is 68% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
Full Specs
| GRID K160Q | Radeon HD 8730M | |
| Architecture | Kepler | GCN |
| Code name | GK107 | Mars |
| Type | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 June 2013 | 16 November 2012 |
| Pipelines | 192 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 700 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,270 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 13.60 | 16.80 |
| Floating-point performance | 326.4 gflops | 537.6 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1782 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.51 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
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