GRID K160Q vs Radeon R9 270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K160Q and Radeon R9 270. 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 R9 270. 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.

Main Specs

  GRID K160Q Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 15% more power consumption, than GRID K160Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 270 has 1 GB more memory, than GRID K160Q.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID K160Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GRID K160Q and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 9−10 40−45
medium / 1080p 1−2 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 600% more, than GRID K160Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K160Q Radeon R9 270
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK107 Curacao
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 28 June 2013 13 November 2013
Pipelines 192 1280
Core clock speed 850 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 74.00
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
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 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 293 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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