GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 960M

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 960M, which features a GPU core clock speed of 1096 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1000 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also features 640 SPUs, 40 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 960		7627 points
GeForce GTX 960M		4350 points
	Difference: 3277 (75%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 960M		65 Watts
GeForce GTX 960		120 Watts
	Difference: 55 Watts (85%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 960 should in theory be much better than the GeForce GTX 960M in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960		112000 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 960M		64000 MB/sec
	Difference: 48000 (75%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 960 should be quite a bit (about 65%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 960M. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960		72128 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 960M		43840 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 28288 (65%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 960 should be a lot (approximately 106%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce GTX 960M, and capable of handling higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960		36064 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 960M		17536 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 18528 (106%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.