NVIDIA Quadro M1000M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M1000M 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M1000M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • 716x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 42.938 vs 35.338
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 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): 3716 vs 3691
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3335
  • 6.2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1002 vs 162
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 August 2015 vs 22 January 2015
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 40 Watt vs 120 Watt
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 42.938 vs 35.338
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3716 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3716 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1002 vs 162

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

  • Around 13% higher core clock speed: 1127 MHz vs 993 MHz
  • Around 10% higher boost clock speed: 1178 MHz vs 1072 MHz
  • 2.3x more texture fill rate: 72 billion / sec vs 31.78 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 1024 vs 512
  • 2.4x better floating-point performance: 2,413 gflops vs 1,017 gflops
  • 1024x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 2 GB / 4 GB
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6111 vs 2835
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 307
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18734 vs 8849
  • Around 92% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 73.733 vs 38.33
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 792.44 vs 721.18
  • Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.888 vs 3.056
  • Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 200.825 vs 137.786
  • Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7218 vs 4196
  • Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7218 vs 4196
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1127 MHz vs 993 MHz
Boost clock speed 1178 MHz vs 1072 MHz
Texture fill rate 72 billion / sec vs 31.78 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1024 vs 512
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops vs 1,017 gflops
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 2 GB / 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 6111 vs 2835
PassMark - G2D Mark 673 vs 307
Geekbench - OpenCL 18734 vs 8849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 73.733 vs 38.33
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 792.44 vs 721.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.888 vs 3.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 200.825 vs 137.786
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7218 vs 4196
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7218 vs 4196

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M1000M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2835
6111
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
307
673
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8849
18734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
38.33
73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
721.18
792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.056
4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
42.938
35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
137.786
200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4196
7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3716
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4196
7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3716
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1002
162
Name NVIDIA Quadro M1000M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark - G3D Mark 2835 6111
PassMark - G2D Mark 307 673
Geekbench - OpenCL 8849 18734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 38.33 73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 721.18 792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.056 4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 42.938 35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 137.786 200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4196 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3716 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4196 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3716 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1002 162

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro M1000M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Maxwell 2.0
Code name GM107 GM206
Launch date 18 August 2015 22 January 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $200.89 $199
Place in performance rating 806 514
Price now $203.37 $229.99
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 16.10 34.63

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1072 MHz 1178 MHz
Core clock speed 993 MHz 1127 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,017 gflops 2,413 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 512 1024
Texture fill rate 31.78 GTexel / s 72 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 40 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,940 million
CUDA cores 1024

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
Display Port 1.2
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pins
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
SLI options 2x

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Shader Model 5.0
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB / 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 80 GB / s 112 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost