GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon R9 390X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 390X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 960M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 390X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 275 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 390X has 266% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 390X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 1450 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 50−55
ultra / 1080p 10−11 30−35
QHD / 1440p 4−5 24−27
4K / 2160p 4−5 14−16
low / 720p 35−40 75−80
medium / 1080p 21−24 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 168% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Radeon R9 390X
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name N16P-GX Grenada XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 16 June 2015
Pipelines 640 2816
Core clock speed 1096 MHz
Boost Clock 1202 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 47.04 184.8
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 5,914 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 384 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s 684 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 27.5 Mh/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
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