Radeon Pro 570 vs GeForce GTX 960M

Place in the ranking	493	332
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.05	9.45
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GM107	Polaris 20
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	5 June 2017 (7 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 cores	640	1792
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	1105 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	47.04	123.8
Floating-point processing power	1.505 TFLOPS	3.96 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	40	112

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)	PCIe 3.0 x16
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1695 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	217.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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 compatibility

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

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	+	-

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 960M 8.77

Pro 570 16.48
+87.9%

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 3372

Pro 570 6336
+87.9%

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 960M 10980

Pro 570 27579
+151%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GTX 960M 8328

Pro 570 31844
+282%

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:

900p	95 −78.9%	170−180 +78.9%
Full HD	35 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
1440p	15 −80%	27−30 +80%
4K	14 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Elden Ring	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	23 −73.9%	40−45 +73.9%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
Metro Exodus	27 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Valorant	30−35 −77.4%	55−60 +77.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	25 −80%	45−50 +80%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Dota 2	21 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Elden Ring	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −75.7%	65−70 +75.7%
Fortnite	36 −80.6%	65−70 +80.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	31 −77.4%	55−60 +77.4%
Metro Exodus	17 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	99 −81.8%	180−190 +81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 −78.6%	50−55 +78.6%
Valorant	30−35 −77.4%	55−60 +77.4%
World of Tanks	130−140 −84.6%	240−250 +84.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20 −75%	35−40 +75%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Dota 2	30−35 −77.4%	55−60 +77.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −75.7%	65−70 +75.7%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20 −75%	35−40 +75%
Valorant	30−35 −77.4%	55−60 +77.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Elden Ring	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −86%	80−85 +86%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
World of Tanks	60−65 −74.6%	110−120 +74.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	15 −80%	27−30 +80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Valorant	21−24 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Dota 2	20 −75%	35−40 +75%
Elden Ring	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 −75%	35−40 +75%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 −75%	35−40 +75%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Dota 2	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Fortnite	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Valorant	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%

This is how GTX 960M and Pro 570 compete in popular games:

Pro 570 is 79% faster in 900p
Pro 570 is 86% faster in 1080p
Pro 570 is 80% faster in 1440p
Pro 570 is 71% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.77	16.48
Recency	13 March 2015	5 June 2017
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	120 Watt

GTX 960M has 60% lower power consumption.

Pro 570, on the other hand, has a 87.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 570 is a mobile workstation one.

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