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    GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon R9 M395X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon R9 M395X. 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 960 and Radeon R9 M395X. 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.
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    Radeon R9 M395X is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 M395X 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 M395X here:

    Radeon R9 M395X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960 Radeon R9 M395X
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    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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    • Radeon R9 M395X has 108% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon R9 M395X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M395X - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M395X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 404 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395X.
    • GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon R9 M395X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M395X is 1243 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 24−27
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 9−10
    4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
    low / 720p 60−65 45−50
    medium / 1080p 40−45 30−35
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon R9 M395X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960 Radeon R9 M395X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 3
    Code name GM206 Amethyst XT
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 22 January 2015 16 October 2014
    Pipelines 1024 2048
    Core clock speed 1127 MHz 723 MHz
    Boost Clock 1178 MHz
    Transistor count 2,940 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec 92.54
    Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.4 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 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 413 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    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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