GRID K160Q vs Radeon HD 7870M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 7870M. 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 K160Q and Radeon HD 7870M. 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 7870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7870M 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 7870M here:

Main Specs

  GRID K160Q Radeon HD 7870M
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K160Q has 188% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 7870M has 1 GB more memory, than GRID K160Q.
  • GRID K160Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7870M - in Laptops.
  • GRID K160Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7870M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K160Q is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.
  • GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 7870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 2218 MHz higher, than GRID K160Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 6−7
ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 9−10 16−18
medium / 1080p 1−2 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than GRID K160Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K160Q Radeon HD 7870M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Heathrow XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 24 April 2012
Pipelines 192 640
Core clock speed 850 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 32.00
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 1,024 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 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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