Quadro FX 2800M vs GeForce GTX 960M

Place in the ranking	494	1089
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.06	0.99
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GM107	G92
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	1 December 2009 (15 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	640	96
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	47.04	28.80
Floating-point processing power	1.505 TFLOPS	0.288 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	40	48

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	medium sized	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	64 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	2.0	no 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.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/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 8.77
+712%

FX 2800M 1.08

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 3371
+710%

FX 2800M 416

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	95 +850%	10−12 −850%
Full HD	35 +12.9%	31 −12.9%
1440p	15 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
4K	14 +1300%	1−2 −1300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	23	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Metro Exodus	27 +800%	3−4 −800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
Valorant	30−35 +725%	4−5 −725%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	25	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Dota 2	21	0−1
Far Cry 5	35−40 +311%	9−10 −311%
Fortnite	36 +800%	4−5 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Grand Theft Auto V	31	0−1
Metro Exodus	17 +750%	2−3 −750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	99 +725%	12−14 −725%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +367%	6−7 −367%
Valorant	30−35 +725%	4−5 −725%
World of Tanks	130−140 +420%	24−27 −420%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Dota 2	30−35	0−1
Far Cry 5	35−40 +311%	9−10 −311%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%
Valorant	30−35 +725%	4−5 −725%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +617%	6−7 −617%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1
World of Tanks	60−65 +1160%	5−6 −1160%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14	0−1
Metro Exodus	15 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Valorant	21−24 +267%	6−7 −267%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Dota 2	20 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24 +700%	3−4 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6 +500%	1−2 −500%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Far Cry 5	10−11	0−1
Fortnite	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7	0−1
Valorant	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%

This is how GTX 960M and FX 2800M compete in popular games:

GTX 960M is 850% faster in 900p
GTX 960M is 13% faster in 1080p
GTX 960M is 1400% faster in 1440p
GTX 960M is 1300% faster in 4K

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

in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960M is 1160% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 960M is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.77	1.08
Recency	13 March 2015	1 December 2009
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm

GTX 960M has a 712% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 960M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2800M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 2800M is a mobile workstation one.

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