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    GeForce 830M vs GeForce GTX 960M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 830M and GeForce GTX 960M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 830M and GeForce GTX 960M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce 830M and GeForce GTX 960M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 830M and GeForce GTX 960M are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 830M or GeForce GTX 960M here:

    GeForce 830M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 830M GeForce GTX 960M
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 960M has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 830M.
    • GeForce 830M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 960M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 960M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 830M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 830M and GeForce GTX 960M are build with Maxwell architecture.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 67 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.
    • GeForce 830M and GeForce GTX 960M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 700 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 12−14 35−40
    medium / 1080p 3−4 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than GeForce 830M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 830M GeForce GTX 960M
    Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
    Code name N15? N16P-GX
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 12 March 2015
    Pipelines 256 640
    Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1096 MHz
    Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 18.40 47.04
    Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 1,505 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 175 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus + +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0 2.0
    GameWorks + +
    BatteryBoost +
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