GRID K260Q vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K260Q 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 K260Q stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.

GRID K260Q

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Main Specs

	GRID K260Q	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 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 K260Q.
GRID K260Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GRID K260Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GRID K260Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GRID K260Q is 3625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	27−30
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GRID K260Q 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	95−100	95−100
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	140−150	140−150
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	90−95	90−95
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	95−100	95−100
medium / 1080p	50−55	50−55
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	9−10	9−10
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	27−30
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	85−90	85−90
medium / 768p	75−80	75−80
high / 1080p	30−33	30−33
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
QHD / 1440p	3−4	3−4
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	9−10	9−10
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	55−60	55−60
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
medium / 768p	30−35	30−35
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−12
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	GRID K260Q	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	Kepler	Terascale 2
Code name	GK104	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	28 June 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	2,289 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length		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)		273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GRID K260Q vs Radeon HD 6970

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