GRID M60 8Q vs Radeon HD 5970

In this comparison between GRID M60 8Q and Radeon HD 5970 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GRID M60 8Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 5970 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GRID M60 8Q
Radeon HD 5970

Main Specs

  GRID M60 8Q Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 294 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 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
 
  • Radeon HD 5970 has 30% more power consumption, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • GRID M60 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID M60 8Q has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID M60 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 168 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • GRID M60 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 5970 is 38 mm longer, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 8Q is 1012 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 10−12
ultra / 1080p 12−14 6−7
QHD / 1440p 6−7 1−2
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 24−27
medium / 1080p 24−27 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 81% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

  GRID M60 8Q Radeon HD 5970
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 TeraScale 2
Code name GM204 Hemlock
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 30 August 2015 18 November 2009
Pipelines 2048 1600
Core clock speed 557 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8 58.00
Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length 267 mm 305 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 5.2