GRID K2 vs Radeon HD 8770M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K2 and Radeon HD 8770M. 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 K2 and Radeon HD 8770M. 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 HD 8770M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8770M 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 8770M here:

Main Specs

  GRID K2 Radeon HD 8770M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K2 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8770M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GRID K2 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8770M.
  • GRID K2 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8770M - in Laptops.
  • GRID K2 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8770M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8770M is 30 MHz higher, than GRID K2.
  • GRID K2 and Radeon HD 8770M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K2 is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8770M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 7−8
ultra / 1080p 9−10 4−5
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 16−18
medium / 1080p 20−22 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 122% more, than Radeon HD 8770M.

Full Specs

  GRID K2 Radeon HD 8770M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Mars
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 11 May 2013 16 November 2012
Pipelines 1536 384
Core clock speed 745 MHz 775 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 19.80
Floating-point performance 2x 2,289 gflops 633.6 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 72 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 114 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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