General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores1024512CUDA cores1024no dataCore clock speed1127 MHz993 MHzBoost clock speed1178 MHz1072 MHzNumber of transistors2,940 million1,870 millionManufacturing process technology28 nm28 nmPower consumption [TDP]120 Watt40 WattTexture fill rate72 billion/sec31.78Floating-point performance2,413 gflops1,017 gflops
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro M1000M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus [motherboard compatibility], additional power connectors [power supply compatibility]. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop sizeno datalargeBus supportPCI Express 3.0no dataInterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-A [3.0]Length9.5" [24.1 cm]no dataHeight4.376" [11.1 cm]no dataWidth2-slotno dataRecommended system power [PSU]400 Wattno dataSupplementary power connectors1x 6-pinsNoneSLI options+no data
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB/4 GBMemory bus width128 Bit128 BitMemory clock speed7.0 GB/s5000 MHzMemory bandwidth112 GB/s80 GB/sShared memory--
Video outputs and ports
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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2No outputsMulti monitor support4 displaysno dataHDMI+no dataHDCP+no dataMaximum VGA resolution2048x1536no dataDisplay Portno data1.2G-SYNC support+no dataAudio input for HDMIInternalno data
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
GameStream+no dataGeForce ShadowPlay+no dataGPU Boost2.0no dataGameWorks+no dataOptimusno data+3D Vision Prono data+Mosaicno data+nView Display Managementno data+Optimusno data+
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX12 [12_1]12Shader Model6.45.0OpenGL4.44.5OpenCL1.21.2Vulkan++CUDA+5.0
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
GeForce GTX 960 outperforms Quadro M1000M by 110% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce GTX 960 outperforms Quadro M1000M by 110% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 16%
GeForce GTX 960 outperforms Quadro M1000M by 155% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce GTX 960 outperforms Quadro M1000M by 126% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce GTX 960 outperforms Quadro M1000M by 113% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
GeForce GTX 960 outperforms Quadro M1000M by 109% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
GeForce GTX 960 outperforms Quadro M1000M by 155% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
GeekBench 5 CUDA
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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.
Benchmark coverage: 4%
GeForce GTX 960 outperforms Quadro M1000M by 110% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.
Octane Render OctaneBench
This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.
Benchmark coverage: 4%
GeForce GTX 960 outperforms Quadro M1000M by 100% in Octane Render OctaneBench.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro M1000M. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC [SHA256] 318 Mh/s 140 Mh/s Decred / DCR [Decred] 0.92 Gh/s no data Ethereum / ETH [DaggerHashimoto] 8 Mh/s no data Monero / XMR [CryptoNight] 0.27 kh/s 0.22 kh/s Zcash / ZEC [Equihash] 141.47 Sol/s no data
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:
Full HD65 39 4K29 13
Performance in popular games
Full HD Low Preset
Cyberpunk 207724−27 12−14
Full HD Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Battlefield 550−55
+121%
24−27
−121%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Cyberpunk 207724−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Far Cry 540−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Far Cry New Dawn40−45
+121%
18−20
−121%
Forza Horizon 450−55
+108%
24−27
−108%
Hitman 340−45
+144%
18−20
−144%
Horizon Zero Dawn30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Red Dead Redemption 224−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider30−35
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Full HD High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Battlefield 550−55
+121%
24−27
−121%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Cyberpunk 207724−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Far Cry 540−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Far Cry New Dawn40−45
+121%
18−20
−121%
Forza Horizon 450−55
+108%
24−27
−108%
Hitman 340−45
+144%
18−20
−144%
Horizon Zero Dawn30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Metro Exodus24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%
Red Dead Redemption 224−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider30−35
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt50
+163%
19
−163%
Watch Dogs: Legion30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Full HD Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Battlefield 550−55
+121%
24−27
−121%
Cyberpunk 207724−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Far Cry 540−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Far Cry New Dawn40−45
+121%
18−20
−121%
Forza Horizon 450−55
+108%
24−27
−108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt28
+155%
11
−155%
Watch Dogs: Legion30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
1440p High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%
Hitman 324−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Horizon Zero Dawn21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Metro Exodus14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Red Dead Redemption 210−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
1440p Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Battlefield 530−35
+267%
9−10
−267%
Cyberpunk 20778−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 524−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Far Cry New Dawn27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Forza Horizon 430−35
+138%
12−14
−138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Watch Dogs: Legion10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
4K High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Hitman 314−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Metro Exodus8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 28−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt14−16
+114%
7
−114%
4K Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Battlefield 516−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Cyberpunk 20773−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 512−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 421−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
This is how GTX 960 and M1000M compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- GTX 960 is 66.7% faster than M1000M
4K resolution:
- GTX 960 is 123% faster than M1000M
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 960 is 1200% faster than the M1000M.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 960 surpassed M1000M in all 68 of our tests.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score 15.58 7.43 Recency 22 January 2015 2 October 2015 Cost $199 $200.89 Pipelines / CUDA cores 1024 512 Memory bandwidth 112 80 Power consumption [TDP] 120 Watt 40 Watt
The GeForce GTX 960 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M1000M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 960 is a desktop card while Quadro M1000M is a mobile workstation one.
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