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    GeForce GTX 690 vs GeForce GTX 960M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 690 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 690 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 960M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 690 GeForce GTX 960M
    Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 4 GB
    Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 690 has 300% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 690 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 960M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 690 and GeForce GTX 960M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 690 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 960M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and GeForce GTX 960M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 181 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 690.
    • GeForce GTX 690 and GeForce GTX 960M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 3508 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 690 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 690 GeForce GTX 960M
    Architecture Kepler Maxwell
    Code name GK104 N16P-GX
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 3 May 2012 12 March 2015
    Pipelines 1536 640
    Core clock speed 915 MHz 1096 MHz
    Boost Clock 1019 MHz 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 234 billion/sec 47.04
    Floating-point performance 2x 3,130 gflops 1,505 gflops
    Length 11.0" (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 80 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.2 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 3072 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options + +
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDMI Yes (via dongle) +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    3D Vision Live +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 156 Mh/s 175 Mh/s
    Laptop size 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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