GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon Pro W5500M

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon Pro W5500M 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 960 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro W5500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Radeon Pro W5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 960 has 41% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro W5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon Pro W5500M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro W5500M - with RDNA 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro W5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro W5500M is 11993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−33
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Radeon Pro W5500M
Architecture Maxwell RDNA 1.0
Code name GM206 Navi 14
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 22 January 2015 10 February 2020
Pipelines 1024 1408
Core clock speed 1127 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1450 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec 127.6
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 318 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 141.47 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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