GRID K220Q vs GeForce GTX 970M

Place in performance ranking	334	807
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.14	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GM204	GK104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)	2 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,560.89	$469
Current price	$848 (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	1280	1536
CUDA cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	924 MHz	745 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	83.04	95.36
Floating-point performance	2,657 gflops	2,289 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 970M and GRID K220Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	no data	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120 GB/s	160.0 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	No outputs	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	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
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	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	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	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 970M 14.86
+530%

GRID K220Q 2.36

GeForce GTX 970M outperforms GRID K220Q by 530% 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 970M 5739
+529%

GRID K220Q 912

GeForce GTX 970M outperforms GRID K220Q by 529% 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:

900p	136 +548%	21−24 −548%
Full HD	59 +556%	9−10 −556%
1440p	25 +733%	3−4 −733%
4K	22 +633%	3−4 −633%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

140−150

+509%

21−24
−509%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	260−270 +519%	42 −519%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +525%	24−27 −525%
Battlefield 5	300−310 +477%	52 −477%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	180−190 +500%	30−33 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +509%	21−24 −509%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +500%	50 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	300−310 +525%	48 −525%
Forza Horizon 4	350−400 +474%	61 −474%
Hitman 3	180−190 +521%	27−30 −521%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +483%	60−65 −483%
Metro Exodus	300−310 +466%	53 −466%
Red Dead Redemption 2	250−260 +510%	40−45 −510%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	290−300 +517%	45−50 −517%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +525%	45−50 −525%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	220−230 +511%	36 −511%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +525%	24−27 −525%
Battlefield 5	270−280 +514%	44 −514%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	180−190 +500%	30−33 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +509%	21−24 −509%
Far Cry 5	250−260 +510%	41 −510%
Far Cry New Dawn	230−240 +522%	37 −522%
Forza Horizon 4	800−850 +511%	131 −511%
Hitman 3	180−190 +521%	27−30 −521%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +483%	60−65 −483%
Metro Exodus	250−260 +525%	40 −525%
Red Dead Redemption 2	250−260 +510%	40−45 −510%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	290−300 +517%	45−50 −517%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	280−290 +522%	45 −522%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +525%	45−50 −525%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130−140 +519%	21 −519%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +525%	24−27 −525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	180−190 +500%	30−33 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +509%	21−24 −509%
Far Cry 5	180−190 +521%	29 −521%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +511%	36 −511%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +483%	60−65 −483%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	290−300 +517%	45−50 −517%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +515%	26 −515%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +525%	45−50 −525%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

250−260

+510%

40−45
−510%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +515%	26 −515%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 +507%	28 −507%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +488%	17 −488%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +525%	12−14 −525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +511%	18−20 −511%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +525%	8−9 −525%
Far Cry 5	170−180 +530%	27 −530%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +509%	23 −509%
Hitman 3	110−120 +511%	18−20 −511%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +500%	30−33 −500%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +500%	25 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	170−180 +530%	27−30 −530%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 +525%	16−18 −525%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +511%	9−10 −511%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

150−160

+525%

24−27
−525%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +525%	12 −525%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +515%	13 −515%
Hitman 3	65−70 +491%	10−12 −491%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +525%	16−18 −525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +511%	9 −511%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 +525%	16 −525%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +525%	8−9 −525%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +525%	8 −525%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +483%	6 −483%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +525%	16−18 −525%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +525%	12 −525%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%