Radeon R2 Graphics vs GeForce GTX 960M

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	455	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	1.44	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	N16P-GX	Beema
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)	27 February 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price	$799	$289

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	128
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	351 MHz
Boost clock speed	1202 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	930 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	47.04	2.808
Floating-point performance	1,505 gflops	179.2 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R2 Graphics compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	IGP
Width	no data	IGP
SLI options	+	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

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	+	no data

Supported GPU Technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt

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