GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon Pro W5500M

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon Pro W5500M FPS Benchmarks

Predicted gaming performance across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

Search any supported game below to compare 1080p FPS for both components.

GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon Pro W5500M: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

GeForce GTX 960M

2015

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon Pro W5500M across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌2015 hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.

Radeon Pro W5500M

2020

Why buy it

✅37.2% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅GeForce GTX 960M is already obsolete for modern gaming, so Radeon Pro W5500M is the less risky modern option long term.
✅More future proof: RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) on 7nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌Older hardware, 4 GB of VRAM, and weaker feature support mean it will age faster in newer AAA releases.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?

Radeon Pro W5500M is the faster gaming card right now. In our data, it leads by 37.2% in average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and by 2.8% in PassMark G3D (3,470 vs 3,375), so the answer here is pretty clean.

Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon Pro W5500M is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond. The case is simple: the newer upscaling stack, FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, a 7nm process instead of 28nm, and a newer 2020 generation instead of 2015. That makes it the less risky pick as game demands keep moving.

Which GPU is the better buy today?

Radeon Pro W5500M makes the most sense today based on the pricing and value data we have for this matchup.

GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon Pro W5500M Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

GeForce GTX 960M

The GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in March 13 2015. It features the Maxwell architecture. The core clock ranges from 1096 MHz to 1176 MHz. It has 640 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 75W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 3,375 points.

Radeon Pro W5500M

The Radeon Pro W5500M is manufactured by AMD. It was released in February 10 2020. It features the RDNA 1.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1000 MHz to 1450 MHz. It has 1408 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 85W. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 3,470 points.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce GTX 960M scores 3,375 and the Radeon Pro W5500M reaches 3,470 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 2.8% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce GTX 960M is built on Maxwell while the Radeon Pro W5500M uses RDNA 1.0, both on 28 nm vs 7 nm. Shader units: 640 (GeForce GTX 960M) vs 1,408 (Radeon Pro W5500M). Raw compute: 1.505 TFLOPS (GeForce GTX 960M) vs 4.083 TFLOPS (Radeon Pro W5500M). Boost clocks: 1176 MHz vs 1450 MHz.

Feature	GeForce GTX 960M	Radeon Pro W5500M
G3D Mark Score	3,375	3,470+3%
Architecture	Maxwell	RDNA 1.0
Process Node	28 nm	7 nm
Shading Units	640	1408+120%
Compute (TFLOPS)	1.505 TFLOPS	4.083 TFLOPS+171%
Boost Clock	1176 MHz	1450 MHz+23%
ROPs	16	32+100%
TMUs	40	88+120%
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The GeForce GTX 960M gets NVIDIA DLSS, which still tends to look cleaner in motion. The Radeon Pro W5500M leans on FSR, which is flexible and widely supported, but usually a bit rougher at the same settings.

Feature	GeForce GTX 960M	Radeon Pro W5500M
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 4 GB of GDDR5. Memory bus width is 128-bit on the GeForce GTX 960M and 64-bit on the Radeon Pro W5500M.

Feature	GeForce GTX 960M	Radeon Pro W5500M
VRAM Capacity	4 GB	4 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Bus Width	128-bit+100%	64-bit
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

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Display & API Support

Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 6.

Feature	GeForce GTX 960M	Radeon Pro W5500M
Max Displays	4	6+50%

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC (4th Gen) (GeForce GTX 960M) vs VCN 2.0 (Radeon Pro W5500M). Decoder: NVDEC (1st Gen) vs VCN 2.0. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,VC-1,H.264,H.265 (GeForce GTX 960M) vs HEVC,H.264,VP9 (Radeon Pro W5500M).

Feature	GeForce GTX 960M	Radeon Pro W5500M
Encoder	NVENC (4th Gen)	VCN 2.0
Decoder	NVDEC (1st Gen)	VCN 2.0
Codecs	MPEG-2,VC-1,H.264,H.265	HEVC,H.264,VP9

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce GTX 960M draws 75W versus the Radeon Pro W5500M's 85W — a 12.5% difference. The GeForce GTX 960M is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (GeForce GTX 960M) vs 350W (Radeon Pro W5500M). Power connectors: 1x 6-pin vs PCIe-powered.