GRID M60 1Q vs Radeon HD 8970M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M60 1Q and Radeon HD 8970M. 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 M60 1Q and Radeon HD 8970M. 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 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8970M 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 8970M here:

Main Specs

  GRID M60 1Q Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M60 1Q has 125% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 8970M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 8970M has 3 GB more memory, than GRID M60 1Q.
  • GRID M60 1Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
  • GRID M60 1Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 293 MHz higher, than GRID M60 1Q.
  • GRID M60 1Q and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 1Q is 212 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 20−22
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 7−8 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 35−40
medium / 1080p 27−30 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 1Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.

Full Specs

  GRID M60 1Q Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN
Code name GM204 Neptune
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 15 May 2013
Pipelines 2048 1280
Core clock speed 557 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8 72.00
Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops 2,304 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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