Radeon RX 7900M vs GeForce GTX 960

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 960 with Radeon RX 7900M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 960
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
15.79

RX 7900M outperforms GTX 960 by a whopping 277% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking34233
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.09no data
Power efficiency9.0222.69
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGM206Navi 31
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date22 January 2015 (9 years ago)19 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores10244608
Core clock speed1127 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHz2090 MHz
Number of transistors2,940 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate75.39601.9
Floating-point processing power2.413 TFLOPS38.52 TFLOPS
ROPs32192
TMUs64288
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 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-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s576.0 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

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+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan+1.3
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 15.79
RX 7900M 59.57
+277%

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 6084
RX 7900M 22956
+277%

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
RX 7900M 59943
+457%

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
RX 7900M 50241
+535%

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:

Full HD62
−169%
167
+169%
1440p30−35
−300%
120
+300%
4K28
−254%
99
+254%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.21no data
1440p6.63no data
4K7.11no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−260%
90−95
+260%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−231%
110−120
+231%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−285%
100−105
+285%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−257%
180−190
+257%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−238%
100−110
+238%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−260%
90−95
+260%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−195%
100−110
+195%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−221%
130−140
+221%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−122%
220−230
+122%
Hitman 3 30−33
−293%
110−120
+293%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−176%
210−220
+176%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−183%
150−160
+183%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−165%
110−120
+165%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−349%
220−230
+349%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−83.8%
140−150
+83.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−231%
110−120
+231%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−285%
100−105
+285%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−257%
180−190
+257%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−238%
100−110
+238%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−260%
90−95
+260%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−195%
100−110
+195%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−221%
130−140
+221%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−122%
220−230
+122%
Hitman 3 30−33
−293%
110−120
+293%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−176%
210−220
+176%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−183%
150−160
+183%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−165%
110−120
+165%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−349%
220−230
+349%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 131
+10.1%
110−120
−10.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−83.8%
140−150
+83.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−231%
110−120
+231%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−285%
100−105
+285%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−238%
100−110
+238%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−260%
90−95
+260%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−195%
100−110
+195%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−122%
220−230
+122%
Hitman 3 30−33
−293%
110−120
+293%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−176%
210−220
+176%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−575%
344
+575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
−500%
168
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−83.8%
140−150
+83.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−165%
110−120
+165%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−310%
120−130
+310%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−271%
85−90
+271%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−431%
65−70
+431%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−300%
65−70
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−272%
65−70
+272%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−225%
270−280
+225%
Hitman 3 18−20
−326%
80−85
+326%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−325%
130−140
+325%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−257%
100−105
+257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−759%
249
+759%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−465%
95−100
+465%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−139%
220−230
+139%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−277%
95−100
+277%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−327%
60−65
+327%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−350%
50−55
+350%
Hitman 3 10−12
−336%
45−50
+336%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−176%
210−220
+176%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−419%
80−85
+419%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−673%
116
+673%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−389%
40−45
+389%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−425%
40−45
+425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−413%
40−45
+413%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−375%
35−40
+375%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−319%
85−90
+319%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−719%
131
+719%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−450%
30−35
+450%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−300%
55−60
+300%

This is how GTX 960 and RX 7900M compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900M is 169% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900M is 300% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900M is 254% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960 is 10% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900M is 759% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 960 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • RX 7900M is ahead in 65 tests (98%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.79 59.57
Recency 22 January 2015 19 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 180 Watt

GTX 960 has 50% lower power consumption.

RX 7900M, on the other hand, has a 277.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 7900M 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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
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