NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
2x more texture fill rate: 72 billion / sec vs 36.08 GTexel / s
Around 60% higher pipelines: 1024 vs 640
2.1x better floating-point performance: 2,413 gflops vs 1,155 gflops
2.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6111 vs 2521
3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 225
Around 91% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18734 vs 9809
Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 73.733 vs 37.761
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 792.44 vs 388.248
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.888 vs 2.428
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 200.825 vs 151.016
Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7218 vs 3817
Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7218 vs 3817

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 January 2015 vs 12 March 2014
Texture fill rate	72 billion / sec vs 36.08 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1024 vs 640
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops vs 1,155 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6111 vs 2521
PassMark - G2D Mark	673 vs 225
Geekbench - OpenCL	18734 vs 9809
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	73.733 vs 37.761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	792.44 vs 388.248
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.888 vs 2.428
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	200.825 vs 151.016
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7218 vs 3817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3691 vs 3685
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7218 vs 3817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3691 vs 3685

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 38.889 vs 35.338
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 3335
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 3335
6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 979 vs 162

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	38.889 vs 35.338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353 vs 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	979 vs 162

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6111

2521

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

673

225

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

18734

9809

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

73.733

37.761

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

792.44

388.248

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.888

2.428

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

35.338

38.889

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

200.825

151.016

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7218

3817

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3691

3685

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3335

3353

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7218

3817

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3691

3685

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3335

3353

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

162

979

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
PassMark - G3D Mark	6111	2521
PassMark - G2D Mark	673	225
Geekbench - OpenCL	18734	9809
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	73.733	37.761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	792.44	388.248
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.888	2.428
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.338	38.889
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	200.825	151.016
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7218	3817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3691	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3335	3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7218	3817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3691	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3335	3353
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	162	979

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	Maxwell
Code name	GM206	GM107
Launch date	22 January 2015	12 March 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	514	896
Price now	$229.99
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	34.63
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz
Core clock speed	1127 MHz
CUDA cores	1024	640
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops	1,155 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1024	640
Texture fill rate	72 billion / sec	36.08 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	2,940 million	1,870 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support		Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support		Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support		Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support		Up to 2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt
SLI options	2x
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Vulkan
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB / s	80.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Standard memory configuration		DDR3 or GDDR5
Technologies
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
3D Blu-Ray
Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
Direct Compute
FXAA
GeForce Experience
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
TXAA