GeForce GTX 1070 mobile vs GeForce GTX 960

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1070 mobile and GeForce GTX 960, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1070 mobile stacks up against GeForce GTX 960, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 mobile GeForce GTX 960
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 120 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 960 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 960 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is 379 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 960 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is 1 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
ultra / 1080p 35−40 21−24
QHD / 1440p 27−30 16−18
4K / 2160p 16−18 10−11
low / 720p 80−85 60−65
medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than GeForce GTX 960.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 mobile GeForce GTX 960
Architecture Pascal Maxwell
Code name N17E-G2 GM206
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 September 2016 22 January 2015
Pipelines 2048 1024
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1127 MHz
Boost Clock 1645 MHz 1178 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 210.6 72 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 6,738 gflops 2,413 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8 GB/s 7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 256 GB/s 112 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support + +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA + +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1920 1024
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options + +
Multi monitor support + 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 318 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 141.47 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 3.0 2.0
GameWorks +
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