NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M.

18
Place in performance rating
337
27.64
Value for money (0-100)
3.43
Pascal
Architecture
Maxwell
Pascal GP104 SLI
Code name
GM107
Laptop
Type
Laptop
16 August 2016 (5 years ago)
Release date
12 March 2015 (6 years ago)
$352
Price now
$799
74.40
Value for money
2.15
Pascal GP104 SLI
GPU code name
N16P-GX
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

5120
Pipelines
640
1556 MHz
Core clock speed
1096 MHz
1733 MHz
Boost Clock
1176 MHz
14400 Million
Transistor count
1,870 million
16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
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Texture fill rate
47.04
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Floating-point performance
1,505 gflops
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CUDA cores
640
5120
Pipelines / CUDA cores
640
1733 MHz
Boost clock speed
1202 MHz
14400 Million
Number of transistors
1,870 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
75 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

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Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
large
Laptop size
medium sized
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SLI options
+
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Bus support
PCI Express 3.0

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
2x 8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
10000 MHz
Memory clock speed
2500 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
80 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M.

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Display Connectors
No outputs
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G-SYNC support
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HDMI
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VGA аnalog display support
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DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support
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Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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VR Ready
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Multi Monitor
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3D Vision
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GPU Boost
2.0
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CUDA
+
+
GeForce Experience
+
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Surround
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Multi-Projection
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Adaptive Vertical Sync
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Optimus
+
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Ansel
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GameStream
+
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GeForce ShadowPlay
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GameWorks
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BatteryBoost
+
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H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
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Adaptive VSync
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DSR
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API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

DirectX 12_1
DirectX
12 (11_0)
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OpenGL
4.5
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Vulkan
1.1.126
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Shader Model
5.1
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OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

69.69% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($352 vs $799)

More pipelines (5120 vs 640)

Finer manufacturing process technology (16 nm vs 28 nm)

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 2x 8 GB)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M performance benchmarks comparison

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