NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GM107 | GA106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N16P-GX-A1 | GA106-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 13,250 million |
| Die size | 148 mm² | 276 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Mar 13th, 2015 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 900M | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 800M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 10 Mobile | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1097 MHz | 1320 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1176 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1253 MHz 5 Gbps effective | 1875 MHz 15 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s | 360.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 640 | 3584 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 40 | 112 |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| SMM count | 5 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SMM) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| SM count | — | 28 |
| Tensor cores | — | 112 |
| RT cores | — | 28 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 18.82 GPixel/s | 85.30 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 47.04 GTexel/s | 199.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1.505 TFLOPS | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 47.04 GFLOPS (1:32) | 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 75 W | 170 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Board number | E2704 SKU 10 | PG190 SKU 60 |
| Length | — | 242 mm 9.5 inches |
| Width | — | 112 mm 4.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 450 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x 12-pin |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 8.6 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Jan 12th, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| gpu.details.availability | — | Feb 25th, 2021 |
| Generation | — | GeForce 30 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 20 |
| Production | — | Active |
| Launch price | — | 329 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 60 in our database |
