GRID K2 vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K2 and Radeon HD 6970, 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 K2 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GRID K2	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 144% more power consumption, than GRID K2.
GRID K2 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GRID K2 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GRID K2 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GRID K2 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
Memory clock speed of GRID K2 is 3625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	4−5	3−4
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	9−10	7−8
4K / 2160p	6−7	5−6
low / 720p	55−60	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Battlefield 5 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GRID K2 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	210−220
medium / 768p	180−190	180−190
ultra / 1080p	100−110	95−100
QHD / 1440p	55−60	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−35	30−33
high / 768p	140−150	140−150
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
GRID K2 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	95−100	90−95
ultra / 1080p	65−70	60−65
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Far Cry 5 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	100−110	95−100
medium / 1080p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Fortnite is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	20−22
QHD / 1440p	10−11	9−10
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	55−60	50−55
medium / 1080p	30−35	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	80−85	75−80
high / 1080p	30−35	30−33
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
QHD / 1440p	4−5	3−4
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	10−11	9−10
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
4K / 2160p	3−4	2−3
low / 720p	30−35	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Metro Exodus is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
GRID K2 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	24−27	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	55−60
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
medium / 768p	35−40	30−35
high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon HD 6970.

Full Specs

	GRID K2	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	Kepler	Terascale 2
Code name	GK104	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	11 May 2013	14 December 2010
Pipelines	1536	1536
Core clock speed	745 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	3,540 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	95.36	84.48
Floating-point performance	2x 2,289 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	3.0
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	114 Mh/s	273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GRID K2 vs Radeon HD 6970

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