GRID K160Q vs Radeon HD 7970

In this comparison between GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 7970 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 K160Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GRID K160Q Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7970 has 130% more power consumption, than GRID K160Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 7970 has 2 GB more memory, than GRID K160Q.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID K160Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
  • GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K160Q is 407 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 9−10 60−65
medium / 1080p 1−2 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 940% more, than GRID K160Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K160Q Radeon HD 7970
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Tahiti XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 28 June 2013 22 December 2011
Pipelines 192 2048
Core clock speed 850 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 118.4
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 3,789 gflops
Length 274 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 264 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
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