GeForce GTX 960M vs Quadro T1000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro T1000. 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 Quadro T1000. 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 Quadro T1000
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 960M has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro T1000.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro T1000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Quadro T1000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro T1000 - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 299 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro T1000 - by 12 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 5500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro T1000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Quadro T1000
Architecture Maxwell Turing
Code name N16P-GX TU117
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 27 May 2019
Pipelines 640
Core clock speed 1096 MHz 1395 MHz
Boost Clock 1202 MHz 1455 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 47.04
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
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 +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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