GRID K160Q vs Radeon HD 7970M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 7970M. 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 7970M. 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 7970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M 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 here:

Main Specs

  GRID K160Q Radeon HD 7970M
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K160Q has 30% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M.
  • GRID K160Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon HD 7970M has 1 GB more memory, than GRID K160Q.
  • GRID K160Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M - in Laptops.
  • GRID K160Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
  • Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
  • GRID K160Q and Radeon HD 7970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 3018 MHz higher, than GRID K160Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 18−20
ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 9−10 35−40
medium / 1080p 1−2 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than GRID K160Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K160Q Radeon HD 7970M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Wimbledon XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 1 May 2012
Pipelines 192 1280
Core clock speed 850 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 68.00
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 2,176 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 153.6 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 254 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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