GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon R7 Carrizo
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon R7 Carrizo, 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 960 stacks up against Radeon R7 Carrizo, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 Radeon R7 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 960
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
12-35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
400 Watt
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GeForce GTX 960 has 900% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon R7 Carrizo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
2−3
ultra / 1080p
21−24
0−1
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
12−14
medium / 1080p
40−45
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 571% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
55−60
6−7
ultra / 1080p
45−50
5−6
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
16−18
medium / 1080p
60−65
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Battlefield 5 is 655% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
250−260
110−120
medium / 768p
220−230
90−95
ultra / 1080p
180−190
40−45
QHD / 1440p
110−120
24−27
4K / 2160p
70−75
−
high / 768p
210−220
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 192% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
120−130
70−75
medium / 768p
110−120
50−55
ultra / 1080p
100−110
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Dota 2 is 125% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
45−50
3−4
ultra / 1080p
40−45
3−4
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
0−1
low / 720p
80−85
14−16
medium / 1080p
45−50
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Far Cry 5 is 816% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
60−65
10−12
ultra / 1080p
45−50
6−7
QHD / 1440p
27−30
4−5
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
55−60
medium / 1080p
110−120
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Fortnite is 383% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
60−65
7−8
ultra / 1080p
45−50
6−7
QHD / 1440p
30−35
0−1
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
20−22
medium / 1080p
65−70
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Forza Horizon 4 is 536% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
140−150
45−50
medium / 768p
120−130
−
high / 1080p
70−75
7−8
ultra / 1080p
30−35
3−4
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Grand Theft Auto V is 336% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
24−27
1−2
ultra / 1080p
20−22
0−1
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
6−7
medium / 1080p
30−35
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
130−140
85−90
high / 1080p
−
65−70
medium / 1080p
120−130
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Minecraft is 55% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
100−110
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
3−4
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
6−7
medium / 1080p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 740% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
130−140
14−16
medium / 768p
85−90
10−12
high / 1080p
45−50
5−6
ultra / 1080p
24−27
4−5
4K / 2160p
16−18
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 711% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
50−55
14−16
high / 768p
60−65
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in World of Tanks is 76% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
GM206
Carrizo
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
22 January 2015
4 June 2015
Pipelines
1024
512
Core clock speed
1127 MHz
Boost Clock
1178 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
2,940 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
72 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
2,413 gflops
Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
Shared memory
-
+
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores
1024
Bus support
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
medium sized
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
2.0
GameWorks
+
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