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    GeForce GTX 960M vs HD Graphics 5300

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960M and HD Graphics 5300, 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 HD Graphics 5300, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 960M and HD Graphics 5300 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M and HD Graphics 5300 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 HD Graphics 5300 here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops
    HD Graphics 5300 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M HD Graphics 5300
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x1
    Memory type GDDR5 System Shared
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 960M has 400% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 5300.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and HD Graphics 5300 uses PCIe 2.0 x1 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and HD Graphics 5300 - with Gen. 8 Broadwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 996 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 5300.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and HD Graphics 5300 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 −
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 0−1
    medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M HD Graphics 5300
    Architecture Maxwell Gen. 8 Broadwell
    Code name N16P-GX Broadwell GT2
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 5 September 2014
    Pipelines 640 24
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz 100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 1,300 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 21.60
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.80
    CUDA +
    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 +
    Quick Sync +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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