GeForce GTX 960M vs GRID K260Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M and GRID K260Q. 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 GRID K260Q. 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 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 GRID K260Q
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 225 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K260Q has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GRID K260Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960M has 2 GB more memory, than GRID K260Q.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and GRID K260Q - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GRID K260Q - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 351 MHz higher, than GRID K260Q.
  • GeForce GTX 960M and GRID K260Q are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K260Q is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 14−16
ultra / 1080p 10−11 9−10
QHD / 1440p 4−5 3−4
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 30−35
medium / 1080p 21−24 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than GRID K260Q.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M GRID K260Q
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name N16P-GX GK104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 28 June 2013
Pipelines 640 1536
Core clock speed 1096 MHz 745 MHz
Boost Clock 1202 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 47.04 95.36
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 2,289 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
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 +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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