GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon VII

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Aggregate performance score

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

Radeon VII
2019
16 GB HBM2, 295 Watt
43.17
+393%

VII outperforms GTX 960M by a whopping 393% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking84485
Place by popularitynot in top-10093
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.03no data
Power efficiency10.568.42
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameVega 20GM107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 February 2019 (5 years ago)13 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3840640
Core clock speed1400 MHz1096 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHz1176 MHz
Number of transistors13,230 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate420.047.04
Floating-point processing power13.44 TFLOPS1.505 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs24040

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 datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length280 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data
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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth1024 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aNo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno 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 Boostno data2.0
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 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.75.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.31.1.126
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.

Radeon VII 43.17
+393%
GTX 960M 8.75

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.

Radeon VII 16659
+393%
GTX 960M 3377

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.

Radeon VII 37881
+618%
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.

Radeon VII 27449
+536%
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.

Radeon VII 146094
+386%
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.

Radeon VII 430170
+90.1%
GTX 960M 226308

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Radeon VII 110
+615%
GTX 960M 15

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Radeon VII 87
+1308%
GTX 960M 6

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Radeon VII 19
+1006%
GTX 960M 2

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Radeon VII 170
+977%
GTX 960M 16

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Radeon VII 62
+78.9%
GTX 960M 35

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Radeon VII 52
+2046%
GTX 960M 2

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Radeon VII 17
GTX 960M 18
+5.9%

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Radeon VII 159
+907%
GTX 960M 16

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

Radeon VII 52
+2079%
GTX 960M 2

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:

900p450−500
+374%
95
−374%
Full HD122
+259%
34
−259%
1440p74
+429%
14
−429%
4K59
+354%
13
−354%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+450%
14−16
−450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
+204%
25
−204%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 99
+662%
12−14
−662%
Battlefield 5 160
+433%
30
−433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+383%
18−20
−383%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+450%
14−16
−450%
Far Cry 5 116
+314%
28
−314%
Far Cry New Dawn 113
+265%
31
−265%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+170%
84
−170%
Hitman 3 81
+376%
16−18
−376%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+252%
50−55
−252%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+332%
31
−332%
Red Dead Redemption 2 126
+425%
24−27
−425%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 196
+308%
48
−308%
Watch Dogs: Legion 214
+263%
55−60
−263%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 157
+406%
31
−406%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 82
+531%
12−14
−531%
Battlefield 5 150
+552%
23
−552%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+383%
18−20
−383%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+450%
14−16
−450%
Far Cry 5 90
+275%
24
−275%
Far Cry New Dawn 102
+343%
23
−343%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+220%
71
−220%
Hitman 3 79
+365%
16−18
−365%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+252%
50−55
−252%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+415%
26
−415%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+308%
24−27
−308%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
+234%
27−30
−234%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+21.9%
73
−21.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 211
+258%
55−60
−258%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+473%
11
−473%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+454%
12−14
−454%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+383%
18−20
−383%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+450%
14−16
−450%
Far Cry 5 71
+294%
18
−294%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+420%
25
−420%
Hitman 3 75
+341%
16−18
−341%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95
+90%
50−55
−90%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 84
+190%
27−30
−190%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
+436%
14
−436%
Watch Dogs: Legion 63
+6.8%
55−60
−6.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 119
+396%
24−27
−396%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+507%
14
−507%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+340%
15
−340%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+488%
8
−488%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
+1325%
4−5
−1325%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+467%
9−10
−467%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+400%
10
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+427%
45
−427%
Hitman 3 66
+450%
12−14
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80
+344%
18−20
−344%
Metro Exodus 83
+453%
15
−453%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 61
+510%
10−11
−510%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+713%
8−9
−713%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200
+257%
55−60
−257%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 86
+473%
14−16
−473%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 58
+867%
6
−867%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
+557%
7
−557%
Hitman 3 46
+820%
5−6
−820%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+451%
35−40
−451%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+613%
8
−613%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+440%
10
−440%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 44
+780%
5−6
−780%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35
+775%
4−5
−775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry 5 31
+675%
4
−675%
Forza Horizon 4 77
+600%
10−12
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+560%
5−6
−560%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
+867%
3−4
−867%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 43
+378%
9−10
−378%

This is how Radeon VII and GTX 960M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon VII is 374% faster in 900p
  • Radeon VII is 259% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon VII is 429% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon VII is 354% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon VII is 1500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Radeon VII surpassed GTX 960M in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.17 8.75
Recency 7 February 2019 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 295 Watt 75 Watt

Radeon VII has a 393.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 960M, on the other hand, has 293.3% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that Radeon VII is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook one.


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