NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
GTX 770M GTX 960M Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Price $ 1,100.0 $ 1,066.0 34 (3%)
Year 2013 2015 2 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 82C 75C 7 (9%)
Max Fan Noise 50.3dB 40dB 10.3 (20%)
Recommended Power Supply 75W 75W 0 (0%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz ($248.98) *closest mobile equivalent* Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz ($306.99) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 29.8 FPS 26.6 FPS 3.2 (11%)
Average 1440p Performance 20.5 FPS 19.3 FPS 1.2 (6%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 17.7 FPS 16.4 FPS 1.3 (7%)
Average 4K Performance 12.6 FPS 11.4 FPS 1.2 (10%)
Memory 3 GB 4 GB 1 (33%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 36.9 $ 40.1 3.2 (9%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 53.7 $ 55.2 1.5 (3%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 62.2 $ 65.0 2.8 (5%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 87.3 $ 93.5 6.2 (7%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Overall Combination Score 25/100 33/100 8 (32%)
Our Verdict: Upgrading from GTX 960M to GTX 770M is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware. The price/performance ratio is much better for GTX 770M .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
20
23.0
18
21.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
14
15.7
12
14.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
12
13.6
11
12.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
9
10.5
8
9.5
2023 Forspoken
10
12.2
9
11.1
2023 The Callisto Protocol
8
9.4
7
8.6
2023 Dead Space
14
15.7
12
14.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
16
18.7
15
17.0
2023 Armored Core VI
16
18.7
15
17.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
7
8.4
6
7.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
15
16.8
13
15.3
2023 Remnant II
8
9.4
7
8.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
11
12.6
10
11.5
2023 Atomic Heart
11
12.6
10
11.5
2023 Starfield
5
6.3
5
5.7
2022 Elden Ring
15
17.0
13
15.3
2022 God of War
14
16.1
13
14.6
2022 Overwatch 2
27
30.0
24
27.0
2022 F1 22
16
18.8
15
17.2
2022 Dying Light 2
16
17.8
14
16.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
16
17.8
14
16.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
26
29.3
24
26.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
18
20.9
17
19.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
14
16.3
13
14.7
2021 Halo Infinite
11
12.5
10
11.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
20
23.0
18
20.7
2021 Hitman 3
21
24.1
19
22.0
2021 Far Cry 6
20
22.4
18
20.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
22
24.5
20
22.3
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
22
24.7
20
22.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
11
13.2
10
11.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
8.6
7
7.8
2020 Valorant
51
57.6
46
52.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
20
22.6
18
20.4
2020 Death Stranding
23
26.1
21
23.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
15
17.0
13
15.3
2020 Godfall
22
25.4
20
23.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
11
13.2
10
11.9
2019 Apex Legends
28
31.5
22
25.2
2019 Anthem
18
20.3
14
16.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
26
29.8
21
23.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
31
35.4
28
32.0
2019 Metro Exodus
14
15.8
12
14.2
2019 World War Z
26
29.1
23
26.3
2019 Gears of War 5
20
22.9
18
20.7
2019 F1 2019
25
28.8
23
26.0
2019 GreedFall
23
25.9
21
23.4
2019 Borderlands 3
16
18.2
14
16.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
31
35.0
28
31.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
12
13.5
10
12.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
19
21.2
17
19.1
2018 Forza Horizon 4
19
21.3
23
26.6
2018 Fallout 76
22
24.6
27
30.8
2018 Hitman 2
17
19.0
21
23.8
2018 Just Cause 4
20
22.8
18
20.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
22
24.5
19
22.1
2018 Strange Brigade
33
36.9
30
33.4
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
16
18.5
19
21.7
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
19
21.6
24
27.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
28
31.5
25
28.5
2017 For Honor
37
42.0
34
37.9
2017 Project CARS 2
26
29.8
24
26.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
32
36.1
29
32.6
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
13
15.1
15
16.9
2016 Hitman
14
15.8
20
22.9
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
16
18.1
28
32.1
2016 The Division
17
19.2
21
24.2
2016 Overwatch
29
33.3
37
41.6
2016 Dishonored 2
19
21.7
17
19.6
2015 DiRT Rally
33
36.7
39
43.5
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
19
22.1
22
25.1
2015 The Witcher 3
16
18.6
20
23.0
2015 Total War: Attila
18
20.7
18
20.9
2015 Rocket League
110
122.5
99
110.7
2015 Need For Speed
30
34.0
27
30.7
2015 Project CARS
29
32.6
26
29.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
53
59.5
48
53.8
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
29
32.7
30
34.2
2014 GRID Autosport
43
48.2
44
49.4
2014 Shadow of Mordor
32
36.0
27
30.2
2014 The Talos Principle
33
37.7
34
38.6
2013 Crysis 3
24
26.7
24
27.4
2013 Battlefield 4
29
33.0
32
35.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
75
84.0
68
75.9
2009 League of Legends
141
157.5
128
142.4

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
13
16.7
12
15.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
9
11.5
8
10.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
8
10.5
7
9.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
6
8.0
5
7.3
2023 Forspoken
6
8.0
5
7.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
5
6.7
4
6.1
2023 Dead Space
8
10.5
7
9.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
12
15.1
11
13.8
2023 Armored Core VI
12
15.1
11
13.8
2023 Immortals of Aveum
4
5.9
4
5.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
9
11.5
8
10.5
2023 Remnant II
5
6.3
4
5.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
7
9.4
6
8.6
2023 Atomic Heart
7
9.0
6
8.2
2023 Starfield
4
5.7
4
5.2
2022 Elden Ring
10
13.4
9
12.1
2022 God of War
11
13.9
10
12.5
2022 Overwatch 2
20
25.8
18
23.2
2022 F1 22
9
11.5
8
10.5
2022 Dying Light 2
9
11.5
8
10.5
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
10
12.5
9
11.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
16
20.9
15
19.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
10
13.6
9
12.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
11
14.0
10
12.7
2021 Halo Infinite
8
11.2
8
10.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
12
15.3
11
13.8
2021 Hitman 3
13
17.2
12
15.7
2021 Far Cry 6
13
16.8
12
15.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
13
17.4
12
15.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
12
16.1
11
14.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
9
11.4
8
10.3
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
6
7.6
5
6.8
2020 Valorant
37
47.1
34
42.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
14
17.7
12
16.0
2020 Death Stranding
16
20.2
14
18.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
9
12.1
8
10.9
2020 Godfall
13
17.0
12
15.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
9
12.3
8
11.1
2019 Apex Legends
18
23.5
15
18.8
2019 Anthem
12
16.1
10
12.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
18
23.1
14
18.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
19
23.8
17
21.5
2019 Metro Exodus
9
12.3
8
11.1
2019 World War Z
16
21.2
15
19.2
2019 Gears of War 5
13
16.6
12
15.1
2019 F1 2019
16
20.4
14
18.4
2019 GreedFall
15
18.8
13
16.9
2019 Borderlands 3
10
12.8
9
11.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
20
25.2
18
22.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
11.1
7
9.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
13
16.6
12
15.1
2018 Forza Horizon 4
14
17.9
17
22.4
2018 Hitman 2
9
12.3
12
15.4
2018 Just Cause 4
13
16.8
12
15.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
13
17.2
12
15.5
2018 Strange Brigade
20
25.7
18
23.2
2018 Battlefield V
14
18.5
18
23.1
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
11
14.6
12
16.1
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
11
14.1
14
17.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
18
22.8
16
20.6
2017 For Honor
19
24.5
17
22.1
2017 Project CARS 2
16
21.0
15
19.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
26
32.6
23
29.4
2016 Overwatch
18
23.1
23
28.9
2016 Dishonored 2
14
18.6
13
16.8
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
9
12.4
12
15.2
2015 Total War: Attila
10
13.5
9
12.4
2015 Rocket League
42
52.5
38
47.5
2015 Need For Speed
21
26.3
18
23.7
2015 Project CARS
19
24.9
18
22.5
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
30
38.5
27
34.8
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
17
21.9
18
22.6
2014 GRID Autosport
28
35.9
29
37.1
2014 Shadow of Mordor
17
21.5
13
17.1
2014 The Talos Principle
21
26.6
21
27.0
2013 Crysis 3
13
16.4
19
24.7
2013 Battlefield 4
17
21.3
17
22.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
56
70.0
50
63.3
2009 League of Legends
70
87.5
63
79.1

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
15
20.0
12
16.0
2019 Anthem
10
13.3
8
10.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
14
18.9
11
15.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
14
19.0
13
17.2
2019 Metro Exodus
8
10.6
7
9.6
2019 World War Z
13
17.9
12
16.2
2019 Gears of War 5
11
14.5
10
13.2
2019 F1 2019
13
17.9
12
16.1
2019 GreedFall
10
14.1
9
12.7
2019 Borderlands 3
7
10.4
7
9.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
16
21.6
14
19.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
7
9.7
6
8.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
11
14.5
10
13.2
2018 Forza Horizon 4
12
15.9
15
19.9
2018 Hitman 2
7
10.5
9
13.1
2018 Just Cause 4
10
13.7
9
12.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
10
13.6
9
12.3
2018 Strange Brigade
16
21.2
14
19.2
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
9
12.3
10
13.5
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
8
11.6
10
14.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
15
20.6
14
18.6
2017 For Honor
14
19.7
13
17.8
2017 Project CARS 2
15
20.6
14
18.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
24
32.0
22
29.0
2016 Overwatch
14
18.7
17
23.3
2016 Dishonored 2
13
17.8
12
16.1
2015 Rocket League
31
41.2
28
37.2
2015 Need For Speed
17
23.4
16
21.1
2015 Project CARS
17
22.7
15
20.5
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
22
30.2
20
27.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
54
71.2
48
64.3
2009 League of Legends
49
65.5
44
59.2

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
8
12.5
8
11.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
5
7.4
4
6.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
5
7.4
4
6.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
2
4.2
2
3.9
2023 Forspoken
2
3.8
2
3.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
2
3.4
2
3.1
2023 Dead Space
2
4.2
2
3.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
5
8.4
5
7.6
2023 Armored Core VI
5
8.4
5
7.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
1
2.7
1
2.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
4
6.3
3
5.7
2023 Remnant II
2
3.1
2
2.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
3
4.6
2
4.2
2023 Atomic Heart
3
5.7
3
5.2
2023 Starfield
2
3.8
2
3.4
2022 Elden Ring
5
7.6
4
6.9
2022 God of War
7
10.8
6
9.7
2022 Overwatch 2
13
19.5
12
17.6
2022 F1 22
5
8.4
5
7.6
2022 Dying Light 2
5
8.4
5
7.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
6
9.5
6
8.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
10
14.6
9
13.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
5
8.4
5
7.6
2021 Forza Horizon 5
7
10.9
6
9.8
2021 Halo Infinite
5
7.7
4
6.9
2021 Battlefield 2042
6
9.8
6
8.9
2021 Hitman 3
7
10.5
6
9.5
2021 Far Cry 6
6
9.0
5
8.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
6
9.4
6
8.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
7
10.5
6
9.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
5
7.7
4
6.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
6.0
3
5.4
2020 Valorant
28
41.0
25
37.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
6
9.5
5
8.5
2020 Death Stranding
8
12.3
7
11.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
4
6.4
3
5.7
2020 Godfall
5
8.1
5
7.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
5
8.1
5
7.3
2019 Apex Legends
9
14.0
7
11.2
2019 Anthem
6
8.8
4
7.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
8
12.3
6
9.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
8
11.8
7
10.6
2019 Metro Exodus
5
7.7
4
6.9
2019 World War Z
8
12.2
7
11.1
2019 Gears of War 5
7
10.5
6
9.5
2019 F1 2019
9
13.0
8
11.7
2019 GreedFall
5
7.7
4
6.9
2019 Borderlands 3
4
6.7
4
6.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
10
15.1
9
13.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
4
7.0
4
6.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
7
10.5
6
9.5
2018 Forza Horizon 4
8
11.8
10
14.7
2018 Hitman 2
5
7.3
6
9.1
2018 Just Cause 4
6
8.8
5
7.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
5
8.3
5
7.4
2018 Strange Brigade
9
14.0
8
12.7
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
5
8.4
6
9.1
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
5
7.4
6
9.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
11
15.8
9
14.2
2017 For Honor
8
12.3
7
11.1
2017 Project CARS 2
12
17.5
11
15.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
19
27.3
17
24.7
2016 Overwatch
8
11.8
10
14.7
2016 Dishonored 2
10
14.7
9
13.3
2015 Rocket League
17
24.5
15
22.1
2015 Need For Speed
12
17.5
11
15.8
2015 Project CARS
12
17.5
11
15.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
12
17.9
11
16.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
44
63.0
39
57.0
2009 League of Legends
24
35.0
22
31.6
GTX 770M vs GTX 960M with i7-3770K vs i7-4790K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 770M vs GTX 960M with i7-3770K vs i7-4790K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 770M vs GTX 960M with i7-3770K vs i7-4790K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M / i7-3770K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of GTX 770M is simply ridiculous. This combination between GTX 770M and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 770M and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 3072 MB RAM, the GTX 770M can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M / i7-4790K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of GTX 960M is simply ridiculous. With current 4096 MB RAM, the GTX 960M can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

GTX 770M vs GTX 960M Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 770M GTX 960M
Board NumberP2303E2704 SKU 10
OutputsNo outputsNo outputs
Slot WidthMXM ModuleMXM Module
TDP75 W75 W

Clock Speeds

GTX 770M GTX 960M
Boost Clock797 MHz1176 MHz
GPU Clock706 MHz1097 MHz
Memory Clock1002 MHz 4008 MHz effective1253 MHz 5012 MHz effective

Graphics Card

GTX 770M GTX 960M
Bus InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
GenerationGeForce 700MGeForce 900M
ProductionEnd-of-lifeActive
Release DateMay 30th, 2013Mar 13th, 2015

Graphics Features

GTX 770M GTX 960M
CUDA3.05.0
DirectX12.0 (11_0)12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL1.21.2
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model5.15.1
Vulkan1.1.1031.1.103

Graphics Processor

GTX 770M GTX 960M
ArchitectureKeplerMaxwell
Die Size221 mm²148 mm²
FoundryTSMCTSMC
GPU NameGK106GM107
GPU VariantN14E-GS-A1N16P-GX-A1
Process Size28 nm28 nm
Transistors2,540 million1,870 million

Memory

GTX 770M GTX 960M
Bandwidth96.19 GB/s80.19 GB/s
Memory Bus192 bit128 bit
Memory Size3 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

GTX 770M GTX 960M
L1 Cache16 KB (per SMX)64 KB (per SMM)
L2 Cache384 KB2 MB
ROPs2416
Shading Units960640
TMUs8040

Theoretical Performance

GTX 770M GTX 960M
FP32 (float) performance1.530 TFLOPS1.505 TFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance63.76 GFLOPS (1:24)47.04 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate15.94 GPixel/s18.82 GPixel/s
Texture Rate63.76 GTexel/s47.04 GTexel/s

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