GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon R7 Carrizo
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R7 Carrizo. 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 R7 Carrizo. 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 and Radeon R7 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 Radeon R7 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 960M
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
12-35 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 960M has 525% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R7 Carrizo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
18−20
2−3
ultra / 1080p
10−11
0−1
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
35−40
12−14
medium / 1080p
21−24
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 271% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
27−30
6−7
ultra / 1080p
24−27
5−6
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
60−65
16−18
medium / 1080p
30−35
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Battlefield 5 is 311% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
50−55
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 15% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
220−230
110−120
medium / 768p
190−200
90−95
ultra / 1080p
100−110
40−45
QHD / 1440p
70−75
24−27
4K / 2160p
35−40
−
high / 768p
150−160
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 120% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
70−75
medium / 768p
100−110
50−55
ultra / 1080p
70−75
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Dota 2 is 90% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
21−24
3−4
ultra / 1080p
20−22
3−4
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
0−1
low / 720p
45−50
14−16
medium / 1080p
21−24
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Far Cry 5 is 366% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
27−30
10−12
ultra / 1080p
21−24
6−7
QHD / 1440p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
110−120
55−60
medium / 1080p
60−65
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Fortnite is 166% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
30−33
7−8
ultra / 1080p
21−24
6−7
QHD / 1440p
10−12
0−1
low / 720p
60−65
20−22
medium / 1080p
30−35
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Forza Horizon 4 is 236% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
95−100
45−50
medium / 768p
85−90
−
high / 1080p
35−40
7−8
ultra / 1080p
14−16
3−4
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Grand Theft Auto V is 163% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
10−12
1−2
ultra / 1080p
9−10
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
6−7
medium / 1080p
14−16
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Metro Exodus is 600% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
85−90
high / 1080p
−
65−70
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
65−70
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 83% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
6−7
medium / 1080p
18−20
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 320% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
65−70
14−16
medium / 768p
40−45
10−12
high / 1080p
21−24
5−6
ultra / 1080p
12−14
4−5
4K / 2160p
7−8
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 300% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
35−40
14−16
high / 768p
55−60
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in World of Tanks is 63% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960M
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
N16P-GX
Carrizo
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2015
4 June 2015
Pipelines
640
512
Core clock speed
1096 MHz
Boost Clock
1202 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
47.04
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)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
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
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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