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    GeForce GTX 960M vs Quadro FX 5800

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro FX 5800. 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 Quadro FX 5800. 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 Quadro FX 5800
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 189 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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    • Quadro FX 5800 has 152% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro FX 5800 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro FX 5800 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Quadro FX 5800 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro FX 5800 - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 486 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 5800 - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 900 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 14−16
    medium / 1080p 21−24 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than Quadro FX 5800.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Quadro FX 5800
    Architecture Maxwell Tesla 2.0
    Code name N16P-GX GT200B
    Type Laptop Workstation
    Release date 12 March 2015 11 November 2008
    Pipelines 640 240
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz 610 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 48.80
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 622.1 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 4.0
    OpenGL 4.5 3.3
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA + 1.3
    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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