NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 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 960M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 33% higher core clock speed: 1096 MHz vs 823 MHz
Around 48% higher boost clock speed: 1176 MHz vs 797 MHz
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 122 Watt
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 54.294 vs 39.934
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 795.325 vs 705.616
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.692 vs 3.631
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 51.794 vs 13.832
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 174.513 vs 78.867
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5264 vs 4868
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3714 vs 3679
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5264 vs 4868
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3714 vs 3679

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 March 2015 vs 11 May 2013
Core clock speed	1096 MHz vs 823 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz vs 797 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 122 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	54.294 vs 39.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	795.325 vs 705.616
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.692 vs 3.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	51.794 vs 13.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	174.513 vs 78.867
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5264 vs 4868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714 vs 3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5264 vs 4868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714 vs 3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3351

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

2.2x more texture fill rate: 102.0 GTexel / s vs 47.04 GTexel / s
2.4x more pipelines: 1536 vs 640
Around 63% better floating-point performance: 2,448 gflops vs 1,505 gflops
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3828 vs 3400
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 416 vs 247
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12495 vs 10722
Around 19% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1466 vs 1230

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	102.0 GTexel / s vs 47.04 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1536 vs 640
Floating-point performance	2,448 gflops vs 1,505 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3828 vs 3400
PassMark - G2D Mark	416 vs 247
Geekbench - OpenCL	12495 vs 10722
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1466 vs 1230

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3400

3828

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

247

416

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

10722

12495

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

54.294

39.934

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

795.325

705.616

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.692

3.631

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

51.794

13.832

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

174.513

78.867

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5264

4868

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3679

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5264

4868

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3679

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3351

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1230

1466

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
PassMark - G3D Mark	3400	3828
PassMark - G2D Mark	247	416
Geekbench - OpenCL	10722	12495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	54.294	39.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	795.325	705.616
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.692	3.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	51.794	13.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	174.513	78.867
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5264	4868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714	3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5264	4868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714	3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1230	1466

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Kepler
Code name	GM107	GK104
Launch date	13 March 2015	11 May 2013
Place in performance rating	771	762
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	797 MHz
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	823 MHz
CUDA cores	640	1536
Floating-point performance	1,505 gflops	2,448 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	1536
Texture fill rate	47.04 GTexel / s	102.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	122 Watt
Transistor count	1,870 million	3,540 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	1	Up to 3840x2160
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support	1	Up to 2048x1536
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
eDP 1.2 signal support		Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
LVDS signal support		Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size	medium sized	large
SLI options		1
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12 API
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	80 GB / s	160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Standard memory configuration		GDDR5
Technologies
Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Blu-Ray 3D Support
Direct Compute
FXAA
TXAA