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    GeForce GTX 960M vs GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q, 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 960M stacks up against GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 960M Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q 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 960M or GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops
    GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 65 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 960M has 15% more power consumption, than GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q - with Turing.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 121 MHz higher, than GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q - by 12 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q is 8500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 50−55
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 35−40
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 27−30
    4K / 2160p 4−5 14−16
    low / 720p 35−40 75−80
    medium / 1080p 21−24 60−65
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 181% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q
    Architecture Maxwell Turing
    Code name N16P-GX N18E-G1 MAX-Q TU106
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 6 January 2019
    Pipelines 640 1920
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz 975 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz 1185 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 10,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 142.2
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 11000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 264.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 Ultimate (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.5
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA + 7.5
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    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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