GeForce RTX 3070 vs GRID K220Q

Place in the ranking	842	41
Place by popularity	not in top-100	38
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	59.09
Power efficiency	0.73	18.36
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GK104	GA104
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 July 2014 (10 years ago)	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$469	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 has 42107% better value for money than GRID K220Q.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1536	5888
Core clock speed	745 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1725 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	95.36	317.4
Floating-point processing power	2.289 TFLOPS	20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	128	184
Tensor Cores	no data	184
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	46

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	IGP	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	3.0	8.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GRID K220Q 2.36

RTX 3070 57.96
+2356%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GRID K220Q 912

RTX 3070 22359
+2352%

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	6−7 −2400%	150 +2400%
1440p	3−4 −3133%	97 +3133%
4K	2−3 −3100%	64 +3100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	78.17	3.33
1440p	156.33	5.14
4K	234.50	7.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

147

+0%

147

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	125 +0%	125 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100 +0%	100 +0%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	139 +0%	139 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	109 +0%	109 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	118 +0%	118 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	174 +0%	174 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87 +0%	87 +0%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	126 +0%	126 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	116 +0%	116 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	255 +0%	255 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	178 +0%	178 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	81 +0%	81 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +0%	78 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	102 +0%	102 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	111 +0%	111 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	181 +0%	181 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	223 +0%	223 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	121 +0%	121 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 +0%	85 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

116

+0%

116

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 +0%	68 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65 +0%	65 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 +0%	62 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	96 +0%	96 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	146 +0%	146 +0%
Metro Exodus	101 +0%	101 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	166 +0%	166 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	175 +0%	175 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

114

+0%

114

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Hitman 3	52 +0%	52 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	107 +0%	107 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 +0%	90 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 +0%	48 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43 +0%	43 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +0%	30 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	97 +0%	97 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 +0%	38 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how GRID K220Q and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 is 2400% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 is 3133% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 is 3100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.36	57.96
Recency	2 July 2014	1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	220 Watt

RTX 3070 has a 2355.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 2.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID K220Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GRID K220Q is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.