GRID M60 2Q vs Radeon HD 6970

In this comparison between GRID M60 2Q and Radeon HD 6970 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 2Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6970 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GRID M60 2Q Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 550 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 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 M60 2Q.
  • GRID M60 2Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID M60 2Q and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID M60 2Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
  • GRID M60 2Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 2Q is 3637 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 2Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6970.

Full Specs

  GRID M60 2Q Radeon HD 6970
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GM204 Cayman
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 30 August 2015 14 December 2010
Pipelines 2048 1536
Core clock speed 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 880 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8 84.48
Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops 2,703.4 gflops
Length 267 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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