GRID K180Q vs GeForce GTX 970

Place in performance ranking	200	966
Place by popularity	56	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.71	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GM204	GK107
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	19 September 2014 (9 years ago)	28 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$125
Current price	$105 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1664	192
CUDA cores	1664	no data
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	130 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	109 billion/sec	13.60
Floating-point performance	3,920 gflops	326.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pins	no data
SLI options	+	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	28.51 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.1.126
CUDA	+	3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 970 24.97
+1709%

GRID K180Q 1.38

GeForce GTX 970 outperforms GRID K180Q by 1709% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 970 9643
+1709%

GRID K180Q 533

GeForce GTX 970 outperforms GRID K180Q by 1709% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	83 +1975%	4−5 −1975%
1440p	59 +1867%	3−4 −1867%
4K	40 +1900%	2−3 −1900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

700−750
+1607%

40−45

−1607%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	850−900 +1671%	45−50 −1671%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	750−800 +1644%	40−45 −1644%
Battlefield 5	1450−1500 +1668%	80−85 −1668%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	900−950 +1665%	50−55 −1665%
Cyberpunk 2077	700−750 +1607%	40−45 −1607%
Far Cry 5	1000−1050 +1654%	55−60 −1654%
Far Cry New Dawn	1150−1200 +1669%	65−70 −1669%
Forza Horizon 4	1950−2000 +1706%	100−110 −1706%
Hitman 3	900−950 +1700%	50−55 −1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1750−1800 +1668%	95−100 −1668%
Metro Exodus	1450−1500 +1690%	80−85 −1690%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1150−1200 +1642%	65−70 −1642%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1550−1600 +1702%	85−90 −1702%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1250−1300 +1661%	70−75 −1661%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	850−900 +1671%	45−50 −1671%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	750−800 +1644%	40−45 −1644%
Battlefield 5	1450−1500 +1668%	80−85 −1668%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	900−950 +1631%	52 −1631%
Cyberpunk 2077	700−750 +1607%	40−45 −1607%
Far Cry 5	1000−1050 +1654%	55−60 −1654%
Far Cry New Dawn	500−550 +1624%	29 −1624%
Forza Horizon 4	1950−2000 +1706%	100−110 −1706%
Hitman 3	900−950 +1700%	50−55 −1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1750−1800 +1668%	95−100 −1668%
Metro Exodus	600−650 +1614%	35 −1614%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1150−1200 +1642%	65−70 −1642%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1550−1600 +1702%	85−90 −1702%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1450−1500 +1690%	81 −1690%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1250−1300 +1661%	70−75 −1661%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	850−900 +1671%	45−50 −1671%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	750−800 +1644%	40−45 −1644%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	650−700 +1706%	36 −1706%
Cyberpunk 2077	700−750 +1607%	40−45 −1607%
Far Cry 5	1000−1050 +1654%	55−60 −1654%
Forza Horizon 4	1950−2000 +1706%	100−110 −1706%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1750−1800 +1668%	95−100 −1668%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1550−1600 +1702%	85−90 −1702%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	750−800 +1644%	43 −1644%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1250−1300 +1661%	70−75 −1661%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1150−1200

+1642%

65−70
−1642%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	850−900 +1709%	45−50 −1709%
Far Cry New Dawn	800−850 +1639%	46 −1639%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	450−500 +1631%	24−27 −1631%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	450−500 +1700%	24−27 −1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	600−650 +1665%	30−35 −1665%
Cyberpunk 2077	280−290 +1650%	16−18 −1650%
Far Cry 5	750−800 +1644%	40−45 −1644%
Forza Horizon 4	900−950 +1700%	50−55 −1700%
Hitman 3	500−550 +1567%	30−33 −1567%
Horizon Zero Dawn	900−950 +1631%	50−55 −1631%
Metro Exodus	850−900 +1709%	45−50 −1709%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	950−1000 +1627%	55−60 −1627%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	550−600 +1674%	30−35 −1674%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +1479%	18−20 −1479%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

750−800
+1686%

40−45

−1686%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	450−500 +1700%	24−27 −1700%
Far Cry New Dawn	350−400 +1650%	20 −1650%
Hitman 3	350−400 +1650%	20−22 −1650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	500−550 +1624%	27−30 −1624%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +1665%	16−18 −1665%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	500−550 +1624%	29 −1624%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	270−280 +1700%	14−16 −1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	250−260 +1686%	14−16 −1686%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	250−260 +1686%	14−16 −1686%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 +1567%	6−7 −1567%
Far Cry 5	250−260 +1686%	14−16 −1686%
Forza Horizon 4	600−650 +1665%	30−35 −1665%
Horizon Zero Dawn	500−550 +1624%	27−30 −1624%
Metro Exodus	400−450 +1567%	24−27 −1567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +1627%	10−12 −1627%