GeForce GTX 960M vs Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960M and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 960M stacks up against Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 960M and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 960M and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 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 Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 960M
Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR4
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - by 10 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
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
4−5
1−2
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
35−40
30−33
medium / 1080p
21−24
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
QHD / 1440p
8−9
1−2
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
60−65
45−50
medium / 1080p
30−35
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Battlefield 5 is 34% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
low / 768p
220−230
200−210
medium / 768p
190−200
170−180
ultra / 1080p
100−110
90−95
QHD / 1440p
70−75
50−55
4K / 2160p
35−40
24−27
high / 768p
150−160
130−140
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 14% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
90−95
ultra / 1080p
70−75
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
20−22
14−16
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
110−120
95−100
medium / 1080p
60−65
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Fortnite is 20% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
high / 1080p
30−33
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
10−12
6−7
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Forza Horizon 4 is 23% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
low / 768p
95−100
80−85
medium / 768p
85−90
70−75
high / 1080p
35−40
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
QHD / 1440p
4−5
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Grand Theft Auto V is 23% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
high / 1080p
10−12
8−9
ultra / 1080p
9−10
6−7
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Minecraft is 4% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 18% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
low / 768p
65−70
50−55
medium / 768p
40−45
30−35
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
4K / 2160p
7−8
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 30% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960M
Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7
Architecture
Maxwell
Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name
N16P-GX
Tiger Lake Xe
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2015
15 August 2020
Pipelines
640
96
Core clock speed
1096 MHz
Boost Clock
1202 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
10 nm
Texture fill rate
47.04
Floating-point performance
1,505 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80 GB/s
Shared memory
-
+
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 12_1
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
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support
+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
+
Optimus
+
Quick Sync
+
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
BatteryBoost
+
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