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    GeForce GTX 960M vs HD Graphics 530

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M and HD Graphics 530. 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 HD Graphics 530. 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 and HD Graphics 530 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M and HD Graphics 530 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 HD Graphics 530 here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops
    HD Graphics 530 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M HD Graphics 530
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x1
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 64 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 960M has 400% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 530.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and HD Graphics 530 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
    • HD Graphics 530 has 60 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and HD Graphics 530 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 746 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 530.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and HD Graphics 530 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    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 4−5
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than HD Graphics 530.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M HD Graphics 530
    Architecture Maxwell Gen. 9 Skylake
    Code name N16P-GX Skylake GT2
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 5 August 2015
    Pipelines 640 24
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz 350 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz 1150 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 189 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 27.60
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 403.2 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) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.97
    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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