Intel UHD Graphics 620 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

Comparative analysis of Intel UHD Graphics 620 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel UHD Graphics 620

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
Launch date 1 September 2017 vs 13 March 2015
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 4 GB

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

  • 3.7x more core clock speed: 1096 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1176 MHz vs 1150 MHz
  • 26.7x more pipelines: 640 vs 24
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3366 vs 1042
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 245 vs 241
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 10985 vs 4592
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 54.294 vs 27.062
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 795.325 vs 273.504
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.692 vs 1.777
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 51.794 vs 19.939
  • 5.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 174.513 vs 31.881
  • 3.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5264 vs 1397
  • 4.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3714 vs 878
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 2227
  • 3.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5264 vs 1397
  • 4.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3714 vs 878
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 2227
  • 19.9x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1231 vs 62
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1096 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed 1176 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Pipelines 640 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3366 vs 1042
PassMark - G2D Mark 245 vs 241
Geekbench - OpenCL 10985 vs 4592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 54.294 vs 27.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 795.325 vs 273.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.692 vs 1.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 51.794 vs 19.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 174.513 vs 31.881
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5264 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3714 vs 878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 2227
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5264 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3714 vs 878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 2227
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1231 vs 62

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1042
3366
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
241
245
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4592
10985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.062
54.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
273.504
795.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.777
3.692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.939
51.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.881
174.513
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1397
5264
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
878
3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2227
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1397
5264
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
878
3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2227
3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
62
1231
Name Intel UHD Graphics 620 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1042 3366
PassMark - G2D Mark 241 245
Geekbench - OpenCL 4592 10985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.062 54.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 273.504 795.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.777 3.692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.939 51.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 31.881 174.513
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1397 5264
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 878 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2227 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1397 5264
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 878 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2227 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 62 1231

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel UHD Graphics 620 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Maxwell
Code name Kaby Lake GT2 GM107
Launch date 1 September 2017 13 March 2015
Place in performance rating 1380 735
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz 1176 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1096 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 24 640
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,870 million
CUDA cores 640
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops
Texture fill rate 47.04 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support 1
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support 1

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 MXM-B (3.0)
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 4 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory type LPDDR3 / DDR4 GDDR5
Shared memory 1 0
Memory bandwidth 80 GB / s
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz

Technologies

Quick Sync
Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI