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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M is a upper mid-range DirectX 11-compatible graphics card for laptops. In contrast to the GTX 660M, the 760M now uses the GK106 chip and offers twice the amount of shaders at a slightly reduced core speed. However, the memory bus is still only 128 Bit wide.

As a novelty, the GeForce 700M series implements GPU Boost 2.0 to automatically overclock the core clock rate. Depending on the cooling headroom of the laptop and the application / game, up to 15 % performance gains are possible.

Architecture
The Kepler architecture is the successor to the Fermi architecture that first appeared in laptops with the GeForce 400M series. The GK106 Kepler core offers five shader blocks, called SMX, that are clocked at the same speed as the central core. In the GTX 760M, four blocks are active for a total of 768 CUDA cores. Although the Kepler architecture can utilize more shader cores than a Fermi chip, its shaders can be up to twice as power efficient.  However, due to the missing hot clock of the shader domain, two shaders of a Kepler chip are of similar speed to one shader of a Fermi chip (as the latter is clocked twice as fast).
PCIe 3.0 is now supported by the mobile Kepler series and an optional Turbo mode can automatically overclock the Nvidia card by a theoretical 15 percent if the laptop cooling system allows it. The implementation of this boost mode is done in the BIOS, but it is ultimately dependent upon the manufacturer of the laptop.

Performance
The graphics performance of the GeForce GTX 760M is clearly above the GTX 660M thanks to the higher amount of shaders. Depending on the GPU Boost 2.0 up to 30 % better performance can be achieved (according to Nvidia).

In our tests with a quad-core of the Haswell generation, the GTX 760M performs on par with a GTX 670M or Radeon HD 8870M. In demanding games like Crysis 3, BioShock Infinite or Hitman: Absolution the GTX760M is able to achieve good framerates in high details and 1366x768 pixels. Less demanding games like Dead Space 3, Modern Warfare 3 or Deus Ex Human Revolution were even playable in Full HD and maximum details.

Features
The feature set of the GTX760M is identical to the GTX670MX as both are based on the same GK106 core. Therefore the GPU supports up to 4 active displays. Furthermore, high resolution monitors of up to 3840x2160 pixels can now be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a if available. HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.

The 5th generation PureVideo HD video processor (VP5) is also integrated in the GK104 core and offers hardware decoding of HD videos. Common codecs such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 and VC1/WMV9 are fully supported up to 4K resolutions while VC1 and MPEG-4 are supported up to 1080p. Two streams can be decoded in parallel for features such as Picture-in-Picture. Finally, the dedicated video encoding engine called NVENC API similar to Intel QuickSync is integrated in the chip.

The power consumption of the GeForce GTX 760M should be similar to the GTX 660M (50W) and is therefore best suited for large notebooks (15-inches or greater) and desktop replacements.

GeForce GTX 700M Series

GeForce GTX 780M SLI compare 3072 @ 0.82 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 770M SLI compare 1920 @ 0.81 GHz2x 192 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GTX 780M compare 1536 @ 0.82 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 765M SLI compare 1536 @ 0.85 GHz2x 128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GTX 775M compare 1344 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 3600 MHz
GeForce GTX 770M compare 960 @ 0.81 GHz192 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GTX 765M compare 768 @ 0.85 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GTX 760M 768 @ 0.66 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
CodenameN14E-GL
ArchitectureKepler
Pipelines768 - unified
Core Speed657 MHz
Memory Speed4000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3
Power Consumption45-50 Watt
Transistor Count2.5 Billion
technology28 nm
FeaturesOptimus, SLI, PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, 3D Vision, 3DTV Play
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement30.05.2013

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
0.9 pt (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 11171     avg: 11746     median: 11727 (11%)     max: 12313 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 1971     avg: 2146     median: 2172.5 (3%)     max: 2319 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 2060     avg: 2254     median: 2271 (2%)     max: 2395 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 11757     avg: 12290     median: 12477 (7%)     max: 12869 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 18014     avg: 18819     median: 19221 (25%)     max: 19221 Points
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 3.18     avg: 3.3     median: 3.3 (2%)     max: 3.48 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
specvp11 sw-02 +
specvp11 proe-05 +
specvp11 maya-03 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 11.07     avg: 12.9     median: 12.9 (10%)     max: 14.72 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 18.3     avg: 19     median: 19 (20%)     max: 19.77 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 31.31     avg: 32.5     median: 32.5 (16%)     max: 33.72 fps
specvp11 catia-03 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 9.59     avg: 10.4     median: 10.4 (5%)     max: 11.15 fps
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1024x768
57.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
50.5  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
32  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
30  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
30  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
29.3  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
78.5 83.4 ~ 81 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
59 72.4 ~ 66 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
37.2 41.2 ~ 39 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.8 20.5 ~ 20 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
96.1 105.6 ~ 101 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
65.8 71.6 ~ 69 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
46.4 47.1 ~ 47 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.7 18.9 ~ 19 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
high 1366x768
67  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
32  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
F1 2013

F1 2013

2013
low 1024x768
119  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
111  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
102 108 ~ 105 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
64 64 ~ 64 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fifa 14

Fifa 14

2013
low 1024x768
489.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
373.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
342.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
247  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
162.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
117.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
93.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
14.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
79.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
69.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
38.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
24.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
107.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
65.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
39.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
28.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
96.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
82.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
37.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
109.4 119.2 ~ 114 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
90.2 95.4 ~ 93 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
44.1 58.2 ~ 51 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
35.2  fps    + Compare