GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX 960M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 960M with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.

GTX 960M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.54

RTX 5090 outperforms GTX 960M by a whopping 1079% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5082
Place by popularitynot in top-10013
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.16
Power efficiency7.9512.23
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGM107GB202
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2015 (10 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores64021760
Core clock speed1096 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate47.041,637
Floating-point processing power1.505 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs16176
TMUs40680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB32 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
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 Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

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.

GTX 960M 7.54
RTX 5090 88.92
+1079%

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 960M 3371
RTX 5090 39785
+1080%

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:

900p95
−1058%
1100−1150
+1058%
Full HD35
−580%
238
+580%
1440p15
−1247%
202
+1247%
4K14
−1021%
157
+1021%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.40
1440pno data9.90
4Kno data12.73

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−690%
300−350
+690%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−1365%
240−250
+1365%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
−1027%
160−170
+1027%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 38
−418%
190−200
+418%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−690%
300−350
+690%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−1365%
240−250
+1365%
Far Cry 5 28
−675%
210−220
+675%
Fortnite 99
−205%
300−350
+205%
Forza Horizon 4 35
−883%
300−350
+883%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−988%
260−270
+988%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
−1027%
160−170
+1027%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35
−406%
170−180
+406%
Valorant 80−85
−719%
650−700
+719%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 31
−535%
190−200
+535%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−690%
300−350
+690%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
−117%
270−280
+117%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−1365%
240−250
+1365%
Dota 2 60−65
−1048%
700−750
+1048%
Far Cry 5 25
−768%
210−220
+768%
Fortnite 40
−655%
300−350
+655%
Forza Horizon 4 31
−1010%
300−350
+1010%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−988%
260−270
+988%
Grand Theft Auto V 31
−461%
170−180
+461%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
−1027%
160−170
+1027%
Metro Exodus 12
−475%
69
+475%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 29
−510%
170−180
+510%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−1721%
400−450
+1721%
Valorant 80−85
−719%
650−700
+719%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 26
−658%
190−200
+658%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−1365%
240−250
+1365%
Dota 2 60−65
−1048%
700−750
+1048%
Far Cry 5 23
−843%
210−220
+843%
Forza Horizon 4 25
−1276%
300−350
+1276%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
−1007%
166
+1007%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18
−883%
170−180
+883%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−2457%
358
+2457%
Valorant 80−85
−719%
650−700
+719%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 31
−874%
300−350
+874%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−2129%
300−350
+2129%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
−719%
500−550
+719%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
−1436%
160−170
+1436%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−2144%
202
+2144%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−317%
170−180
+317%
Valorant 90−95
−427%
450−500
+427%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 17
−1053%
190−200
+1053%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−2171%
150−160
+2171%
Far Cry 5 15
−1267%
200−210
+1267%
Forza Horizon 4 18
−1600%
300−350
+1600%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
−1678%
160
+1678%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−2625%
327
+2625%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18
−739%
150−160
+739%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−8600%
87
+8600%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
−835%
180−190
+835%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−4433%
136
+4433%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−5467%
167
+5467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−3760%
386
+3760%
Valorant 40−45
−690%
300−350
+690%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3
−4433%
130−140
+4433%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−15700%
150−160
+15700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2600%
80−85
+2600%
Dota 2 30−33
−1067%
350−400
+1067%
Far Cry 5 7
−2329%
170−180
+2329%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−2246%
300−350
+2246%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−3300%
102
+3300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1100%
95−100
+1100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5
−1480%
75−80
+1480%

This is how GTX 960M and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 1058% faster in 900p
  • RTX 5090 is 580% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 1247% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 1021% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5090 is 15700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 5090 surpassed GTX 960M in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.54 88.92
Recency 13 March 2015 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 575 Watt

GTX 960M has 666.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 1079.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

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