GeForce GTX 960M vs FirePro D300

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro D300 with GeForce GTX 960M, including specs and performance data.

FirePro D300
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
9.27
+14.9%

D300 outperforms 960M by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GTX 960M GTX 960M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking507552
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.748.26
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code namePitcairnGM107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 January 2014 (11 years ago)13 March 2015 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1280640
Core clock speed850 MHz1096 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1176 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate68.0047.04
Floating-point processing power2.176 TFLOPS1.505 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs8040
L1 Cache320 KB320 KB
L2 Cache512 KB2 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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length242 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth162.6 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno 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 Boostno data2.0
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.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro D300 9.27
+14.9%
GTX 960M 8.07

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro D300 19273
+75.6%
GTX 960M 10975

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

FirePro D300 18308
+120%
GTX 960M 8323

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p100−110
+5.3%
95
−5.3%
Full HD40−45
+14.3%
35
−14.3%
1440p16−18
+6.7%
15
−6.7%
4K16−18
+14.3%
14
−14.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Fortnite 99
+0%
99
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35
+0%
35
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 25
+0%
25
+0%
Fortnite 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 31
+0%
31
+0%
Metro Exodus 12
+0%
12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 29
+0%
29
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+0%
24
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 25
+0%
25
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18
+0%
18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+0%
14
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 31
+0%
31
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18
+0%
18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 18
+0%
18
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
+0%
20
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+0%
10
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 3
+0%
3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 7
+0%
7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 5
+0%
5
+0%

This is how FirePro D300 and GTX 960M compete in popular games:

  • FirePro D300 is 5% faster in 900p
  • FirePro D300 is 14% faster in 1080p
  • FirePro D300 is 7% faster in 1440p
  • FirePro D300 is 14% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.27 8.07
Recency 18 January 2014 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt

FirePro D300 has a 14.9% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 960M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 100% lower power consumption.

The FirePro D300 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro D300 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook one.

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