GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon R9 M270X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 M270X 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 960M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 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 No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 M270X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 M270X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 371 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 1375 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 6−7
ultra / 1080p 10−11 4−5
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 16−18
medium / 1080p 21−24 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 144% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N16P-GX Venus
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 21 March 2014
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 1096 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1202 MHz 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 47.04 31.00
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
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 +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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