Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 vs AMD Radeon 890M
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, vs AMD Radeon 890M. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
Forza Horizon 5 | 28 16 14 n/a | 58 31 27 14 |
The Witcher 3 | 21 20 13 n/a | 36 28 15 n/a |
Counter-Strike 2 | 47 27 18 n/a | 53 34 24 10 |
Far Cry 6 | 31 26 19 11 | 46 36 23 12 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 16 12 11 n/a | 25 19 15 n/a |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 28 24 16 12 | 40 34 22 15 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 16 9 n/a n/a | 24 19 12 n/a |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14 11 n/a n/a | 26 21 11 n/a |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30 25 18 n/a | 42 37 25 12 |
| 1080p High | 26 | 39 |
| 1080p Ultra | 19 | 29 |
| 1440p Ultra | 14 | 19 |
| 4K Ultra | - | 10 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 2303 | 3373 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 14769 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 1820 |
| Fire Strike | 7720 | 9007 |
| Night Raid | 31093 | 39135 |
| Background Blur | 51.7 frames/s | 98.6 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 26.1 frames/s | 42 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 0.84 Gpix/sec | 1.25 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 1.36 Gpix/sec | 1.6 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.26 Gpix/sec | 1.69 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.14 Gpix/sec | 0.55 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 64.9 Gpix/sec | 214.8 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 1825 fps | 7757.7 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 674 | 1006 |
| DirectX 11 | 42 fps | 77 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 28 fps | 37 fps |
| GPU Compute | 2797 Ops/s | 4421 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 185.1 fps | 197.2 fps |
| Car Chase | 177 fps | 229.7 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 151.2 fps | 189.7 fps |
| T-Rex | 677.4 fps | 754.1 fps |
| ALU 2 | 745.3 fps | 906.4 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 274.9 fps | 251.3 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 982.4 | 1577.3 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | January, 22, 2015 | June, 3, 2024 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Universal |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | RDNA 3+ |
| Codename | GM206 | Strix Point |
| Price | 199 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1127 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1178 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1024 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 8 | 16 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | 16 |
| Tensor Cores | No | n/a |
| L1 cache | 48 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1000 KB/core | 2000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 38 Gpix/sec | 116 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 75 GTex/s | 186 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 2.4 TFLOPS | 5.9 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 120 W | 15 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 228 mm² | 178 mm² |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | 25.4 billion |
| Transistor density | 8.77 MTr/mm² | 142.7 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1753 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 128 bit | n/a |
| ECC support | No | n/a |
| Effective Memory Speed | 7000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 2 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Radeon 890M the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider