GeForce GTX 960A vs Radeon R9 M275

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon R9 M275. 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 960A and Radeon R9 M275. 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.

Radeon R9 M275 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M275 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 Radeon R9 M275 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Radeon R9 M275
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 960A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M275 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M275 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960A.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M275 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M275 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 104 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M275.
  • GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon R9 M275 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 512 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M275.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 12−14
medium / 1080p 14−16 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon R9 M275.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Radeon R9 M275
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Venus
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 1 August 2014
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.40 37.00
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 1,184 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 180 Mh/s 122 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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