NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 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 970

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 4% higher core clock speed: 1096 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Around 97% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 148 Watt
357.1x more memory clock speed: 2500 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 51.794 vs 35.714
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3340
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3340
3.3x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1231 vs 369

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 March 2015 vs 19 September 2014
Core clock speed	1096 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 148 Watt
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	51.794 vs 35.714
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714 vs 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714 vs 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1231 vs 369

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

2.3x more texture fill rate: 109 billion / sec vs 47.04 GTexel / s
2.6x more pipelines: 1664 vs 640
2.6x better floating-point performance: 3,920 gflops vs 1,505 gflops
2.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9640 vs 3366
3.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 766 vs 245
2.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 28498 vs 10985
Around 94% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 105.107 vs 54.294
Around 54% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1225.96 vs 795.325
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.737 vs 3.692
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 490.688 vs 174.513
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11499 vs 5264
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11499 vs 5264

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz vs 1176 MHz
Texture fill rate	109 billion / sec vs 47.04 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1664 vs 640
Floating-point performance	3,920 gflops vs 1,505 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	9640 vs 3366
PassMark - G2D Mark	766 vs 245
Geekbench - OpenCL	28498 vs 10985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	105.107 vs 54.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1225.96 vs 795.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	8.737 vs 3.692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	490.688 vs 174.513
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11499 vs 5264
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11499 vs 5264

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3366

9640

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

245

766

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

10985

28498

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

54.294

105.107

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

795.325

1225.96

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.692

8.737

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

51.794

35.714

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

174.513

490.688

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5264

11499

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3698

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3340

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5264

11499

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3698

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3340

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1231

369

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
PassMark - G3D Mark	3366	9640
PassMark - G2D Mark	245	766
Geekbench - OpenCL	10985	28498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	54.294	105.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	795.325	1225.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.692	8.737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	51.794	35.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	174.513	490.688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5264	11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714	3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5264	11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714	3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1231	369

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	GM107	GM204
Launch date	13 March 2015	19 September 2014
Place in performance rating	735	371
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$329
Price now		$407.76
Value for money (0-100)		28.59
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	1178 MHz
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	1050 MHz
CUDA cores	640	1664
Floating-point performance	1,505 gflops	3,920 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	1664
Texture fill rate	47.04 GTexel / s	109 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	148 Watt
Transistor count	1,870 million	5,200 million
Maximum GPU temperature		98 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	1
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support	1
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
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		10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)		500 Watt
SLI options		4x
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pins
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	80 GB / s	224 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 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
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
Surround