GRID K260Q vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, 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 K260Q stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

GRID K260Q

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Check Price

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 7970M Crossfire here:

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	GRID K260Q	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs
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GRID K260Q has 12% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
GRID K260Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
GRID K260Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 105 MHz higher, than GRID K260Q.
GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GRID K260Q is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	9−10	21−24
QHD / 1440p	3−4	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	30−35	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than GRID K260Q.
high / 1080p	24−27	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	7−8	35−40
4K / 2160p	5−6	18−20
low / 720p	50−55	100−110
medium / 1080p	27−30	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 134% more, than GRID K260Q.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GRID K260Q.
low / 768p	210−220	250−260
medium / 768p	180−190	220−230
ultra / 1080p	95−100	180−190
QHD / 1440p	50−55	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	140−150	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than GRID K260Q.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GRID K260Q.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	60−65	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 27% more, than GRID K260Q.
high / 1080p	18−20	45−50
ultra / 1080p	16−18	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than GRID K260Q.
high / 1080p	24−27	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
QHD / 1440p	16−18	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	95−100	180−190
medium / 1080p	50−55	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 107% more, than GRID K260Q.
high / 1080p	24−27	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	45−50
QHD / 1440p	9−10	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	50−55	100−110
medium / 1080p	27−30	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than GRID K260Q.
low / 768p	85−90	140−150
medium / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	30−33	70−75
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	3−4	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than GRID K260Q.
high / 1080p	9−10	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than GRID K260Q.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 18% more, than GRID K260Q.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than GRID K260Q.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	16−18	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 111% more, than GRID K260Q.
low / 768p	55−60	130−140
medium / 768p	30−35	85−90
high / 1080p	18−20	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−12	24−27
4K / 2160p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 148% more, than GRID K260Q.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
high / 768p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 4% more, than GRID K260Q.

Full Specs

	GRID K260Q	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture	Kepler	GCN
Code name	GK104	Wimbledon XT
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	28 June 2013	1 May 2012
Pipelines	1536	2560
Core clock speed	745 MHz	850 MHz
Transistor count	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	95.36
Floating-point performance	2,289 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	3.0
Laptop size		large
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GRID K260Q vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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