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    GeForce GTX 850M vs GeForce GTX 960M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 850M and GeForce GTX 960M, 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 850M stacks up against GeForce GTX 960M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 850M and GeForce GTX 960M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 850M 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 850M or GeForce GTX 960M here:

    GeForce GTX 850M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 850M GeForce GTX 960M
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 960M has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 850M.
    • GeForce GTX 850M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 960M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 850M and GeForce GTX 960M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 850M and GeForce GTX 960M are build with Maxwell architecture.
    • GeForce GTX 850M and GeForce GTX 960M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 27−30 35−40
    medium / 1080p 16−18 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 38% more, than GeForce GTX 850M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 850M GeForce GTX 960M
    Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
    Code name N15P-GT N16P-GX
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 12 March 2015
    Pipelines 640 640
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.08 47.04
    Floating-point performance 1,155 gflops 1,505 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80.0 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 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 640 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options + +
    HDMI + +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 153 Mh/s 175 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    Standard memory configuration DDR3 or GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160 +
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder + +
    Optimus + +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 1.8 Mh/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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