GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon RX 480 mobile, 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 RX 480 mobile, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX 480 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 Radeon RX 480 mobile here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 960
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU)
400 Watt
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GeForce GTX 960 has 20% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 480 mobile has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960.
GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
GeForce GTX 960 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 7993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.
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
12−14
ultra / 1080p
21−24
7−8
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
27−30
medium / 1080p
40−45
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 156% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
55−60
20−22
ultra / 1080p
45−50
16−18
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
60−65
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Battlefield 5 is 151% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon RX 480 mobile have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
190−200
medium / 768p
220−230
160−170
ultra / 1080p
180−190
85−90
QHD / 1440p
110−120
45−50
4K / 2160p
70−75
24−27
high / 768p
210−220
120−130
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 65% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon RX 480 mobile have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
110−120
85−90
ultra / 1080p
100−110
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Dota 2 is 38% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
45−50
14−16
ultra / 1080p
40−45
12−14
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
80−85
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Far Cry 5 is 193% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
16−18
QHD / 1440p
27−30
10−12
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
90−95
medium / 1080p
110−120
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Fortnite is 128% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
16−18
QHD / 1440p
30−35
5−6
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
65−70
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Forza Horizon 4 is 173% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
140−150
75−80
medium / 768p
120−130
70−75
high / 1080p
70−75
24−27
ultra / 1080p
30−35
10−11
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Grand Theft Auto V is 102% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
24−27
7−8
ultra / 1080p
20−22
6−7
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
24−27
medium / 1080p
30−35
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
130−140
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
120−130
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 64% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
24−27
10−12
ultra / 1080p
16−18
7−8
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
24−27
medium / 1080p
35−40
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 157% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
130−140
45−50
medium / 768p
85−90
27−30
high / 1080p
45−50
16−18
ultra / 1080p
24−27
9−10
4K / 2160p
16−18
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 195% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
high / 768p
60−65
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in World of Tanks is 15% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture
Maxwell
Polaris
Code name
GM206
Polaris
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
22 January 2015
1 August 2016
Pipelines
1024
2304
Core clock speed
1127 MHz
Boost Clock
1178 MHz
1077 MHz
Transistor count
2,940 million
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
72 billion/sec
155.1
Floating-point performance
2,413 gflops
4,963 gflops
Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
7.0 GB/s
8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
256.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.2.131
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
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
2.0
GameWorks
+
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