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    GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon R9 380X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 380X. 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 R9 380X. 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 R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380X has 153% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 380X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 1530 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

    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 Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 3.0
    Code name N16P-GX Antigua
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2015 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 640 2048
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz 970 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 124.2
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 3,973 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 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 +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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