NVIDIA Quadro M2000M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M2000M 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 Quadro M2000M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M2000M

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 120 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
716x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 51.048 vs 35.338
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3715 vs 3691
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3355 vs 3335
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3715 vs 3691
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3355 vs 3335

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 December 2015 vs 22 January 2015
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	51.048 vs 35.338
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 3335

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Around 10% higher core clock speed: 1127 MHz vs 1029 MHz
Around 7% higher boost clock speed: 1178 MHz vs 1098 MHz
Around 64% higher texture fill rate: 72 billion / sec vs 43.92 GTexel / s
Around 60% higher pipelines: 1024 vs 640
Around 72% better floating-point performance: 2,413 gflops vs 1,405 gflops
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6111 vs 3446
2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 336
2.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18734 vs 8148
Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 73.733 vs 47.281
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 792.44 vs 782.113
Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.888 vs 3.5
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 200.825 vs 172.896
Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7218 vs 4920
Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7218 vs 4920

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1127 MHz vs 1029 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz vs 1098 MHz
Texture fill rate	72 billion / sec vs 43.92 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1024 vs 640
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops vs 1,405 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6111 vs 3446
PassMark - G2D Mark	673 vs 336
Geekbench - OpenCL	18734 vs 8148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	73.733 vs 47.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	792.44 vs 782.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.888 vs 3.5
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	200.825 vs 172.896
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7218 vs 4920
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7218 vs 4920

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M2000M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3446

6111

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

336

673

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8148

18734

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

47.281

73.733

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

782.113

792.44

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.5

4.888

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

51.048

35.338

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

172.896

200.825

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4920

7218

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3335

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4920

7218

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3335

Name	NVIDIA Quadro M2000M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark - G3D Mark	3446	6111
PassMark - G2D Mark	336	673
Geekbench - OpenCL	8148	18734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	47.281	73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	782.113	792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.5	4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	51.048	35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	172.896	200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4920	7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4920	7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		162

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro M2000M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	GM107	GM206
Launch date	3 December 2015	22 January 2015
Place in performance rating	700	514
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Price now		$229.99
Value for money (0-100)		34.63
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1098 MHz	1178 MHz
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	1127 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,405 gflops	2,413 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	1024
Texture fill rate	43.92 GTexel / s	72 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 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	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