GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

Place in the ranking	455	492
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.41	8.00
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	Polaris 22	GM107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 February 2018 (6 years ago)	13 March 2015 (9 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	1280	640
Core clock speed	931 MHz	1096 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	1176 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.88	47.04
Floating-point processing power	2.588 TFLOPS	1.505 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	80	40

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	no data	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	IGP	MXM-B (3.0)
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	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	80 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	no data	2.0
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 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

RX Vega M GL 9.88
+12.8%

GTX 960M 8.76

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.

RX Vega M GL 3808
+12.9%

GTX 960M 3374

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	100−110 +5.3%	95 −5.3%
Full HD	35−40 +2.9%	34 −2.9%
1440p	16−18 +6.7%	15 −6.7%
4K	14−16 +0%	14 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

24−27

−181%

73
+181%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

24−27
+85.7%

−85.7%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

7−8

−42.9%

10
+42.9%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

+0%

14−16

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 +0%	25 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Battlefield 5	30 +0%	30 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	28 +0%	28 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 +0%	31 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	84 +0%	84 +0%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	31 +0%	31 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	48 +0%	48 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +0%	31 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Battlefield 5	23 +0%	23 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	23 +0%	23 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	71 +0%	71 +0%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	26 +0%	26 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +0%	11 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	18 +0%	18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	25 +0%	25 +0%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14 +0%	14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	15 +0%	15 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +0%	8 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10 +0%	10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45 +0%	45 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	15 +0%	15 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+0%

14−16

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6 +0%	6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7 +0%	7 +0%
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	8 +0%	8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	4 +0%	4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

+0%

9−10

+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and GTX 960M compete in popular games:

RX Vega M GL is 5% faster in 900p
RX Vega M GL is 3% faster in 1080p
RX Vega M GL is 7% faster in 1440p
A tie in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 86% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960M is 181% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega M GL is ahead in 1 test (1%)
GTX 960M is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
there's a draw in 69 tests (96%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.88	8.76
Recency	1 February 2018	13 March 2015
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	75 Watt

RX Vega M GL has a 12.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 15.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960M in performance tests.

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