GeForce GTX 960M vs RTX 2080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile and GeForce GTX 960M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2080 Mobile
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
39.32
+349%

RTX 2080 Mobile outperforms GTX 960M by a whopping 349% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking112492
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency17.978.01
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameTU104BGM107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 January 2019 (5 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 cores2944640
Core clock speed1380 MHz1096 MHz
Boost clock speed1590 MHz1176 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate292.647.04
Floating-point processing power9.362 TFLOPS1.505 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs18440
Tensor Cores368no data
Ray Tracing Cores46no data

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s80 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 supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+
VR Ready+no data
Anselno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA7.5+

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.

RTX 2080 Mobile 39.32
+349%
GTX 960M 8.76

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.

RTX 2080 Mobile 34897
+561%
GTX 960M 5278

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.

RTX 2080 Mobile 25436
+489%
GTX 960M 4318

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.

RTX 2080 Mobile 139346
+363%
GTX 960M 30086

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2080 Mobile 458810
+103%
GTX 960M 226308

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 2080 Mobile 9854
+758%
GTX 960M 1148

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

RTX 2080 Mobile 122
+690%
GTX 960M 16

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

RTX 2080 Mobile 161
+943%
GTX 960M 15

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:

900p400−450
+321%
95
−321%
Full HD142
+318%
34
−318%
1440p95
+533%
15
−533%
4K60
+329%
14
−329%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+393%
14−16
−393%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90
+260%
25
−260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 87
+569%
12−14
−569%
Battlefield 5 155
+417%
30
−417%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 118
+556%
18−20
−556%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+393%
14−16
−393%
Far Cry 5 144
+414%
28
−414%
Far Cry New Dawn 159
+413%
31
−413%
Forza Horizon 4 386
+360%
84
−360%
Hitman 3 126
+641%
16−18
−641%
Horizon Zero Dawn 276
+452%
50−55
−452%
Metro Exodus 144
+365%
31
−365%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
+408%
24−27
−408%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 210
+338%
48
−338%
Watch Dogs: Legion 279
+373%
55−60
−373%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 145
+368%
31
−368%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 74
+469%
12−14
−469%
Battlefield 5 146
+535%
23
−535%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110
+511%
18−20
−511%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+393%
14−16
−393%
Far Cry 5 116
+383%
24
−383%
Far Cry New Dawn 116
+404%
23
−404%
Forza Horizon 4 298
+320%
71
−320%
Hitman 3 122
+618%
16−18
−618%
Horizon Zero Dawn 266
+432%
50−55
−432%
Metro Exodus 144
+454%
26
−454%
Red Dead Redemption 2 104
+333%
24−27
−333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+393%
27−30
−393%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+11%
73
−11%
Watch Dogs: Legion 274
+364%
55−60
−364%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 67
+509%
11
−509%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+408%
12−14
−408%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 82
+356%
18−20
−356%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+393%
14−16
−393%
Far Cry 5 84
+367%
18
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 139
+456%
25
−456%
Hitman 3 102
+500%
16−18
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 139
+178%
50−55
−178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+393%
27−30
−393%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95
+579%
14
−579%
Watch Dogs: Legion 71
+20.3%
55−60
−20.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 112
+367%
24−27
−367%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 108
+671%
14
−671%
Far Cry New Dawn 81
+440%
15
−440%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55
+588%
8
−588%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 52
+1200%
4−5
−1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+578%
9−10
−578%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Far Cry 5 67
+570%
10
−570%
Forza Horizon 4 280
+522%
45
−522%
Hitman 3 72
+500%
12−14
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 117
+550%
18−20
−550%
Metro Exodus 89
+493%
15
−493%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
+850%
10−11
−850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+613%
8−9
−613%
Watch Dogs: Legion 264
+371%
55−60
−371%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+553%
14−16
−553%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55
+817%
6
−817%
Far Cry New Dawn 48
+586%
7
−586%
Hitman 3 42
+740%
5−6
−740%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120
+243%
35−40
−243%
Metro Exodus 75
+838%
8
−838%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65
+550%
10
−550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+660%
5−6
−660%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 34
+750%
4−5
−750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+800%
4−5
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Far Cry 5 35
+775%
4
−775%
Forza Horizon 4 82
+645%
10−12
−645%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+960%
5−6
−960%
Watch Dogs: Legion 31
+933%
3−4
−933%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 52
+478%
9−10
−478%

This is how RTX 2080 Mobile and GTX 960M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Mobile is 321% faster in 900p
  • RTX 2080 Mobile is 318% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Mobile is 533% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Mobile is 329% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2080 Mobile is 1200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2080 Mobile surpassed GTX 960M in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.32 8.76
Recency 29 January 2019 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt

RTX 2080 Mobile has a 348.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 960M, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960M in performance tests.


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