GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon R7 260X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R7 260X, 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 Radeon R7 260X, check out specs charts below.
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
Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260X has 53% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R7 260X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 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
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
21−24
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p
27−30
24−27
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
QHD / 1440p
8−9
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Battlefield 5 is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
50−55
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
220−230
210−220
medium / 768p
190−200
180−190
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
QHD / 1440p
70−75
55−60
4K / 2160p
35−40
30−35
high / 768p
150−160
140−150
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
95−100
ultra / 1080p
70−75
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
20−22
16−18
QHD / 1440p
18−20
16−18
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Far Cry 5 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p
27−30
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
20−22
QHD / 1440p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
110−120
100−110
medium / 1080p
60−65
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Fortnite is 6% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p
30−33
27−30
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
10−12
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
60−65
55−60
medium / 1080p
30−35
30−33
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Forza Horizon 4 is 6% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
medium / 768p
85−90
75−80
high / 1080p
35−40
30−35
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Grand Theft Auto V is 14% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p
10−12
10−11
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
4K / 2160p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Metro Exodus is 15% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
65−70
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
30−33
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
high / 1080p
21−24
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in World of Tanks is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960M
Radeon R7 260X
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 2.0
Code name
N16P-GX
Bonaire
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
12 March 2015
8 October 2013
Pipelines
640
896
Core clock speed
1096 MHz
Boost Clock
1202 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
47.04
61.60
Floating-point performance
1,505 gflops
1,971 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80 GB/s
104 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
640
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 3.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
175 Mh/s
225 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support
+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
+
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.16 Mh/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
BatteryBoost
+
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