GeForce GTX 960M vs GRID M6 8Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M and GRID M6 8Q. 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 960M and GRID M6 8Q. 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.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M GRID M6 8Q
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M6 8Q has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GRID M6 8Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID M6 8Q has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and GRID M6 8Q - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GRID M6 8Q - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 374 MHz higher, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • GeForce GTX 960M and GRID M6 8Q are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 2512 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 18−20
ultra / 1080p 10−11 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 35−40
medium / 1080p 21−24 21−24
GeForce GTX 960M and GRID M6 8Q have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M GRID M6 8Q
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell 2.0
Code name N16P-GX GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 30 August 2015
Pipelines 640 1536
Core clock speed 1096 MHz 722 MHz
Boost Clock 1202 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 47.04 69.31
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 2,218 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 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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