GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon R9 380X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 380X. 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 Radeon R9 380X. 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 Radeon R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 190 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
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 R9 380X has 153% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 380X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
  • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 1530 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Radeon R9 380X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3.0
Code name N16P-GX Antigua
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 19 November 2015
Pipelines 640 2048
Core clock speed 1096 MHz
Boost Clock 1202 MHz 970 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 47.04 124.2
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 3,973 gflops
Length 221 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 970 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 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 +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
Compute units 32
Form factor full height / full length
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
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