NVS 5200M vs GeForce GTX 960M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 960M with NVS 5200M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 960M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
8.75
+558%

GTX 960M outperforms NVS 5200M by a whopping 558% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4871022
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.063.68
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM107GF117
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)1 June 2012 (12 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 cores64096
Core clock speed1096 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate47.0410.00
Floating-point processing power1.505 TFLOPS0.24 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs4016

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 sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM
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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s14.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo 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 Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus++
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
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 8.75
+558%
NVS 5200M 1.33

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 3375
+559%
NVS 5200M 512

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 960M 5278
+424%
NVS 5200M 1008

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 960M 4318
+513%
NVS 5200M 704

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 960M 30086
+508%
NVS 5200M 4949

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 10967
+399%
NVS 5200M 2196

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 960M 56
+473%
NVS 5200M 10

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
+579%
14−16
−579%
Full HD34
+240%
10
−240%
1440p14
+600%
2−3
−600%
4K13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 25
+317%
6−7
−317%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Battlefield 5 30
+650%
4−5
−650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 28
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
+933%
3−4
−933%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+2700%
3−4
−2700%
Hitman 3 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Metro Exodus 31
+675%
4−5
−675%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 48
+500%
8−9
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+78.8%
30−35
−78.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+417%
6−7
−417%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Battlefield 5 23
+667%
3−4
−667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 24
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Far Cry New Dawn 23
+667%
3−4
−667%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+2267%
3−4
−2267%
Hitman 3 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Metro Exodus 26
+767%
3−4
−767%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+564%
10−12
−564%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+78.8%
30−35
−78.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 25
+733%
3−4
−733%
Hitman 3 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+78.8%
30−35
−78.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
+650%
2−3
−650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 45
+650%
6−7
−650%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Metro Exodus 15
+650%
2−3
−650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+833%
6−7
−833%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 7 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+600%
5−6
−600%
Metro Exodus 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+900%
1−2
−900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

This is how GTX 960M and NVS 5200M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 960M is 579% faster in 900p
  • GTX 960M is 240% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 960M is 600% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 960M is 1200% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 960M is 2700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 960M surpassed NVS 5200M in all 48 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.75 1.33
Recency 13 March 2015 1 June 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 25 Watt

GTX 960M has a 557.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

NVS 5200M, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 960M is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 5200M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook graphics card while NVS 5200M is a mobile workstation one.


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