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    GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon HD 7850

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon HD 7850. 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 Radeon HD 7850. 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 960M Radeon HD 7850
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 225 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7850 has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 960M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7850 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 1300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 5−6
    4K / 2160p 4−5 4−5
    low / 720p 35−40 35−40
    medium / 1080p 21−24 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon HD 7850
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
    Code name N16P-GX Pitcairn
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2015 5 March 2012
    Pipelines 640 1024
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 55.04
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 1,761 gflops
    Length 210 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s 249 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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