GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon RX 560X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X, 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 RX 560X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 560X
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 RX 560X | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
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- Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
- GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
- GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
- GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560X - in Desktops.
- GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 560X - with GCN 4.0.
- Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 79 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.
- GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 4500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. | ||
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| QHD / 1440p | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| 4K / 2160p | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 220−230 | 220−230 |
| medium / 768p | 190−200 | 190−200 |
| ultra / 1080p | 100−110 | 110−120 |
| QHD / 1440p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| 4K / 2160p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| high / 768p | 150−160 | 150−160 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 960M. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| medium / 768p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in Dota 2. | ||
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 20−22 |
| QHD / 1440p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| 4K / 2160p | 6−7 | 7−8 |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5. | ||
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| medium / 1080p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in Fortnite. | ||
| high / 1080p | 30−33 | 30−35 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 10−12 | 10−12 |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Forza Horizon 4 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 960M. | ||
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 95−100 |
| medium / 768p | 85−90 | 85−90 |
| high / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 5−6 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−12 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| medium / 1080p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in Minecraft. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 960M. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| medium / 768p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | 7−8 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| high / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 560X have the same average FPS in World of Tanks. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GTX 960M | Radeon RX 560X | |
| Architecture | Maxwell | GCN 4.0 |
| Code name | N16P-GX | Polaris 21 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 March 2015 | 11 April 2018 |
| Pipelines | 640 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1096 MHz | 1175 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1202 MHz | 1275 MHz |
| Transistor count | 1,870 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 47.04 | 81.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,505 gflops | 2,611 gflops |
| Length | 170 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | |
| CUDA cores | 640 | |
| Bus support | PCI Express 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 | + | |
| GameStream | + | |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | |
| GameWorks | + | |
| BatteryBoost | + | |
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