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    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs GeForce GTX 960M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 GTX 1070 Max Q 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 GTX 1070 Max Q and GeForce GTX 960M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 GTX 1070 Max Q or GeForce GTX 960M here:

    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Laptops
    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q GeForce GTX 960M
    Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 53% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 960M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 960M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 5 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 960M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 5500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 35−40
    medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q GeForce GTX 960M
    Architecture Pascal Maxwell
    Code name N17E-G2 Max-Q N16P-GX
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 30 May 2017 12 March 2015
    Pipelines 2048 640
    Core clock speed 1101 - 1215 MHz 1096 MHz
    Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 176.5 47.04
    Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops 1,505 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
    CUDA 6.1 +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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