Playstation 5 GPU vs GeForce GTX 960M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking485not rated
Place by popularity93not in top-100
Power efficiency8.33no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM107Oberon Plus
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)28 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 cores6402304
Core clock speed1096 MHz2233 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHz2233 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million10,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate47.04321.6
Floating-point processing power1.505 TFLOPS10.29 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs40144

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 sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)IGP
Lengthno data390 mm
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 speed2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s448.0 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 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+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)N/A
Shader Model5.1N/A
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 March 2015 28 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 180 Watt

GTX 960M has 140% lower power consumption.

Playstation 5 GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 960M and Playstation 5 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook card while Playstation 5 GPU is a desktop one.


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