GRID M6 8Q vs Radeon HD 7970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID M6 8Q and Radeon HD 7970, 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 M6 8Q stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.

GRID M6 8Q

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Main Specs

	GRID M6 8Q	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 200% more power consumption, than GRID M6 8Q.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GRID M6 8Q has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GRID M6 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
GRID M6 8Q and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 3637 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	18−20	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	21−24
QHD / 1440p	5−6	16−18
4K / 2160p	4−5	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	21−24	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
high / 1080p	27−30	55−60
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
QHD / 1440p	8−9	35−40
4K / 2160p	6−7	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GRID M6 8Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	220−230	250−260
medium / 768p	190−200	220−230
ultra / 1080p	110−120	180−190
QHD / 1440p	75−80	110−120
4K / 2160p	40−45	70−75
high / 768p	160−170	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 30% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GRID M6 8Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	75−80	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	20−22	40−45
QHD / 1440p	18−20	27−30
4K / 2160p	7−8	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	80−85
medium / 1080p	24−27	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 86% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
high / 1080p	27−30	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	14−16	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	110−120	180−190
medium / 1080p	65−70	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 77% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
high / 1080p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−12	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	35−40	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 90% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
low / 768p	95−100	140−150
medium / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	35−40	70−75
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	5−6	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 64% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
high / 1080p	10−12	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	65−70
medium / 1080p	16−18	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 106% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 13% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	35−40	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
low / 768p	65−70	130−140
medium / 768p	40−45	85−90
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 106% more, than GRID M6 8Q.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
high / 768p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than GRID M6 8Q.

Full Specs

	GRID M6 8Q	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	GCN
Code name	GM204	Tahiti XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	30 August 2015	22 December 2011
Pipelines	1536	2048
Core clock speed	722 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	5,200 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	69.31	118.4
Floating-point performance	2,218 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length		274 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.4 GB/s	264 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	5.2
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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GRID M6 8Q vs Radeon HD 7970

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