GRID K280Q vs Radeon HD 6870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K280Q and Radeon HD 6870, 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 K280Q stacks up against Radeon HD 6870, check out specs charts below.
GRID K280Q
Main Specs
GRID K280Q
Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP)
225 Watt
151 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Check Price
GRID K280Q has 49% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6870.
GRID K280Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GRID K280Q has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GRID K280Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
GRID K280Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GRID K280Q is 3950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
12−14
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
24−27
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Battlefield 5 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GRID K280Q and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
180−190
medium / 768p
150−160
140−150
ultra / 1080p
80−85
75−80
QHD / 1440p
45−50
40−45
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
120−130
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GRID K280Q and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
medium / 768p
80−85
75−80
ultra / 1080p
50−55
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Dota 2 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
4K / 2160p
5−6
5−6
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Far Cry 5 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
21−24
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
85−90
80−85
medium / 1080p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Fortnite is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
QHD / 1440p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Forza Horizon 4 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 768p
65−70
60−65
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
7−8
7−8
ultra / 1080p
6−7
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−11
9−10
GRID K280Q and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
95−100
90−95
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−105
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Minecraft is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
45−50
45−50
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
20−22
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p
40−45
40−45
medium / 768p
27−30
24−27
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
45−50
45−50
GRID K280Q and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GRID K280Q
Radeon HD 6870
Architecture
Kepler
Terascale 2
Code name
GK104
RV940 Barts
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
28 June 2013
22 October 2010
Pipelines
1536
1120
Core clock speed
745 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
3,540 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
95.36
50.40
Floating-point performance
2,289 gflops
2,016.0 gflops
Length
220 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.0 GB/s
134.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
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)
213 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Check Price
