NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

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

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 120 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
357.1x more memory clock speed: 2500 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 51.794 vs 35.338
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3714 vs 3691
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3335
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3714 vs 3691
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3335
7.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1231 vs 162

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 March 2015 vs 22 January 2015
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	795.325 vs 792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	51.794 vs 35.338
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1231 vs 162

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Around 3% higher core clock speed: 1127 MHz vs 1096 MHz
Around 53% higher texture fill rate: 72 billion / sec vs 47.04 GTexel / s
Around 60% higher pipelines: 1024 vs 640
Around 60% better floating-point performance: 2,413 gflops vs 1,505 gflops
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6111 vs 3366
2.7x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 245
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18734 vs 10985
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 73.733 vs 54.294
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.888 vs 3.692
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 200.825 vs 174.513
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7218 vs 5264
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7218 vs 5264

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1127 MHz vs 1096 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz vs 1176 MHz
Texture fill rate	72 billion / sec vs 47.04 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1024 vs 640
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops vs 1,505 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6111 vs 3366
PassMark - G2D Mark	673 vs 245
Geekbench - OpenCL	18734 vs 10985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	73.733 vs 54.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.888 vs 3.692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	200.825 vs 174.513
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7218 vs 5264
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7218 vs 5264

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3366

6111

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

245

673

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

10985

18734

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

54.294

73.733

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

795.325

792.44

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.692

4.888

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

51.794

35.338

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

174.513

200.825

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5264

7218

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3335

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5264

7218

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3335

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1231

162

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark - G3D Mark	3366	6111
PassMark - G2D Mark	245	673
Geekbench - OpenCL	10985	18734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	54.294	73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	795.325	792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.692	4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	51.794	35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	174.513	200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5264	7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5264	7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1231	162

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	GM107	GM206
Launch date	13 March 2015	22 January 2015
Place in performance rating	735	514
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Price now		$229.99
Value for money (0-100)		34.63
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	1178 MHz
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	1127 MHz
CUDA cores	640	1024
Floating-point performance	1,505 gflops	2,413 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	1024
Texture fill rate	47.04 GTexel / s	72 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	120 Watt
Transistor count	1,870 million	2,940 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	1
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support	1
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		9.5" (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)		400 Watt
SLI options		2x
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pins
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	80 GB / s	112 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	7.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI