GeForce GT 755M vs GTX 960

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 960 with GeForce GT 755M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 960
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
15.80
+261%

GTX 960 outperforms GT 755M by a whopping 261% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking342671
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.10no data
Power efficiency9.036.01
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGM206GK107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date22 January 2015 (9 years ago)25 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1024384
Core clock speed1127 MHz980 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,940 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate75.3931.36
Floating-point processing power2.413 TFLOPS0.7526 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs6432

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 supportPCI Express 3.0PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)400 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 amount4 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataGDDR5
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1350 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s86.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
HDMI++
HDCP+-
HDCP content protection-+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI-+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Support-+
GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
3D Vision / 3DTV Play-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 API
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 960 15.80
+261%
GT 755M 4.38

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • GeekBench 5 OpenCL
    • GeekBench 5 Vulkan
    • Octane Render OctaneBench

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 960 6085
+260%
GT 755M 1688

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 960 10768
+284%
GT 755M 2801

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 960 30751
+142%
GT 755M 12711

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 960 7916
+276%
GT 755M 2106

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 960 49918
+234%
GT 755M 14967

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.

GTX 960 18680
+279%
GT 755M 4930

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.

GTX 960 20403
+383%
GT 755M 4226

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 960 48
+243%
GT 755M 14

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:

900p200−210
+257%
56
−257%
Full HD62
+170%
23
−170%
4K28
+300%
7−8
−300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.21no data
4K7.11no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+200%
12−14
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+410%
10−11
−410%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+220%
10−11
−220%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+311%
9−10
−311%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+274%
27−30
−274%
Hitman 3 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+172%
27−30
−172%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+500%
9−10
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+291%
10−12
−291%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+219%
16−18
−219%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+81.8%
40−45
−81.8%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+200%
12−14
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+410%
10−11
−410%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+220%
10−11
−220%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+311%
9−10
−311%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+274%
27−30
−274%
Hitman 3 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+172%
27−30
−172%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+500%
9−10
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+291%
10−12
−291%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+219%
16−18
−219%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 131
+671%
16−18
−671%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+81.8%
40−45
−81.8%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+200%
12−14
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+220%
10−11
−220%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+311%
9−10
−311%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+274%
27−30
−274%
Hitman 3 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+172%
27−30
−172%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+219%
16−18
−219%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+64.7%
16−18
−64.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+81.8%
40−45
−81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+291%
10−12
−291%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+1086%
7−8
−1086%
Hitman 3 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+220%
10−11
−220%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+256%
27−30
−256%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Hitman 3 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+3850%
2−3
−3850%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%

This is how GTX 960 and GT 755M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 960 is 257% faster in 900p
  • GTX 960 is 170% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 960 is 300% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960 is 3850% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 960 surpassed GT 755M in all 67 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.80 4.38
Recency 22 January 2015 25 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 960 has a 260.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 755M, on the other hand, has 140% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 960 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 755M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960 is a desktop card while GeForce GT 755M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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