GRID M60 8Q vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID M60 8Q and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, 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 M60 8Q stacks up against Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
GRID M60 8Q
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 6970M Crossfire here:
Main Specs
| GRID M60 8Q | Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2x2 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | |
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- GRID M60 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
- GRID M60 8Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
- GRID M60 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
- Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is 123 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
- GRID M60 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GRID M60 8Q is 4112 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 20−22 | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| QHD / 1440p | 6−7 | 7−8 |
| 4K / 2160p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 40−45 |
| medium / 1080p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than GRID M60 8Q. | ||
| high / 1080p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| QHD / 1440p | 10−12 | 12−14 |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | 8−9 |
| low / 720p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 6% more, than GRID M60 8Q. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GRID M60 8Q and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 230−240 | 230−240 |
| medium / 768p | 200−210 | 200−210 |
| ultra / 1080p | 110−120 | 120−130 |
| QHD / 1440p | 85−90 | 95−100 |
| 4K / 2160p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 768p | 160−170 | 170−180 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than GRID M60 8Q. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| GRID M60 8Q and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| ultra / 1080p | 75−80 | 80−85 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 1% more, than GRID M60 8Q. | ||
| high / 1080p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 18−20 | 20−22 |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | 8−9 |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 24−27 | 27−30 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 4% more, than GRID M60 8Q. | ||
| high / 1080p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| QHD / 1440p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| low / 720p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| medium / 1080p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| GRID M60 8Q and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Fortnite. | ||
| high / 1080p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 27−30 |
| QHD / 1440p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| 4K / 2160p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 9% more, than GRID M60 8Q. | ||
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| medium / 768p | 90−95 | 95−100 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| QHD / 1440p | 6−7 | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 1% more, than GRID M60 8Q. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 10−11 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 40−45 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 6% more, than GRID M60 8Q. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| medium / 1080p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| GRID M60 8Q and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Minecraft. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| GRID M60 8Q and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 2−3 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 40−45 |
| medium / 1080p | 20−22 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 14% more, than GRID M60 8Q. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| 4K / 2160p | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 3% more, than GRID M60 8Q. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| high / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| GRID M60 8Q and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in World of Tanks. | ||
Full Specs
| GRID M60 8Q | Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire | |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Terascale 2 |
| Code name | GM204 | Blackcomb XT |
| Type | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 August 2015 | 6 January 2011 |
| Pipelines | 2048 | 1920 |
| Core clock speed | 557 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1178 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 5,200 million | 2x1700 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 150.8 | |
| Floating-point performance | 4,833 gflops | |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.4 GB/s | |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | |
| CUDA | 5.2 | |
| Laptop size | large | |
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