Ryzen Z2 GPU vs GeForce GTX 960M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 568 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.35 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | Hawk Point |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (11 years ago) | 2025 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1096 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1176 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 28 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 47.04 | 129.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.505 TFLOPS | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 48 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 12 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | 937 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 119.9 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x USB Type-C |
| VGA аnalog display support | + | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| GameWorks | + | - |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
| BatteryBoost | + | - |
| Ansel | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen Z2 GPU has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 168% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 960M and Ryzen Z2 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook graphics card while Ryzen Z2 GPU is a desktop one.
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