GRID K220Q vs Radeon HD 7850M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K220Q and Radeon HD 7850M. 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 K220Q and Radeon HD 7850M. 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 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7850M 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 7850M here:

Main Specs

  GRID K220Q Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 40 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K220Q has 462% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID K220Q has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • GRID K220Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7850M - in Laptops.
  • GRID K220Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K220Q is 70 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • GRID K220Q and Radeon HD 7850M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K220Q is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 6−7
ultra / 1080p 0−1 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−12 14−16
medium / 1080p 2−3 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than GRID K220Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K220Q Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Heathrow Pro
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 July 2014 24 April 2012
Pipelines 1536 640
Core clock speed 745 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 27.00
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 864.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Laptop size large
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