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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M

Graphics Processor
GM206S
Cores
1024
TMUs
64
ROPs
32
Memory Size
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
128 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The GeForce GTX 965M was a mobile graphics chip by NVIDIA, launched in 2016. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GM206S graphics processor, in its N16E-GR-A1 variant, the chip supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on GeForce GTX 965M. The GM206S graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 228 mm² and 2,940 million transistors. It features 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 2,048 MB GDDR5 memory with the GeForce GTX 965M, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 935 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1150 MHz, memory is running at 1253 MHz (5 Gbps effective).
Being a mxm module card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is not exactly known. This device has no display connectivity, as it is not designed to have monitors connected to it. Rather it is intended for use in laptop/notebooks and will use the output of the host mobile device.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
GM206S
GPU Variant
N16E-GR-A1
Architecture
Maxwell 2.0
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
28 nm
Transistors
2,940 million
Density
12.9M / mm²
Die Size
228 mm²
Chip Package
FCBGA-908

Mobile Graphics

Release Date
2016
Generation
GeForce 900M
Predecessor
GeForce 800M
Successor
GeForce 10 Mobile
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
Reviews
1 in our database

Relative Performance

GeForce RTX 5090
1641%
GeForce RTX 4090
1252%
GeForce RTX 5080
1081%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
966%
GeForce RTX 4080
957%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
957%
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
943%
Radeon RX 9070 XT
901%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
824%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
809%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
808%
Radeon RX 9070
807%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
740%
GeForce RTX 5070
732%
GeForce RTX 3090
721%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
712%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
689%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
679%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
667%
GeForce RTX 4070
658%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
652%
GeForce RTX 3080
641%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
639%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
617%
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
573%
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB
569%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
561%
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
544%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
543%
Radeon RX 6800
524%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
521%
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB
513%
GeForce RTX 3070
508%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
503%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
501%
GeForce RTX 5060
493%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
444%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
436%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
405%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
402%
GeForce RTX 4060
401%
Arc B580
400%
GeForce RTX 5050
390%
GeForce RTX 2080
387%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
378%
Radeon RX 7600
378%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
360%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
356%
Arc A770
355%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
342%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
338%
Radeon VII
337%
Arc A750
330%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
322%
GeForce RTX 2070
318%
Radeon RX 6600
303%
Arc A580
295%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
294%
Radeon RX Vega 64
282%
GeForce RTX 2060
273%
Radeon RX 5700
271%
GeForce GTX 1080
266%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
261%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
259%
Radeon RX Vega 56
246%
GeForce GTX 1070
237%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
225%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
224%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
212%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
211%
Radeon R9 FURY X
209%
GeForce GTX 1660
207%
Radeon RX 590
195%
Radeon R9 FURY
190%
GeForce GTX 980
188%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
186%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
184%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
182%
Radeon RX 580
181%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
176%
Radeon R9 390X
174%
GeForce GTX 690
171%
Radeon RX 480
170%
Radeon HD 7990
169%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
166%
GeForce GTX 970
162%
Radeon R9 290X
161%
Radeon R9 390
159%
Radeon RX 570
157%
Radeon R9 290
149%
Radeon RX 470
147%
GeForce GTX 1650
138%
Radeon RX 6400
135%
Arc A380
134%
GeForce GTX 780
133%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
120%
GeForce GTX 590
120%
Radeon R9 280X
119%
Radeon HD 6990
116%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
110%
GeForce GTX 680
108%
Radeon R9 380
107%
Radeon HD 7970
107%
GeForce GTX 770
106%
Radeon R9 285
106%
GeForce GTX 960
102%
GeForce GTX 965M
100%
GeForce GTX 670
100%
Radeon HD 5970
90%
GeForce GTX 1630
90%
Radeon HD 7950
88%
GeForce GTX 1050
88%
GeForce GTX 760
88%
GeForce GTX 580
88%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
87%
Radeon R9 270X
86%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
84%
GeForce GTX 950
83%
Radeon RX 560
78%
GeForce GTX 570
77%
GeForce GTX 660
77%
Radeon RX 460
77%
Radeon R7 370
77%
Radeon HD 6970
74%
GeForce GTX 480
71%
Radeon HD 7850
70%
GeForce GTX 295
68%
Radeon HD 6950
66%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
66%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
64%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
64%
Radeon HD 5870
62%
Radeon HD 6870
58%
GeForce GTX 470
56%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
54%
Radeon HD 5850
53%
GeForce GTX 285
49%
Radeon HD 6850
48%
GeForce GTX 280
45%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
45%
GeForce GTX 275
45%
GeForce GT 1030
45%
GeForce GTX 460
44%
Radeon HD 4890
42%
Radeon HD 6790
42%
Radeon HD 5830
39%
GeForce GTX 650
37%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
37%
Radeon HD 4870
37%
GeForce GTX 260
36%
Radeon HD 5770
35%
Radeon HD 7750
35%
Radeon HD 5750
31%
GeForce GTS 450
30%
GeForce GTS 250
29%
Radeon HD 4850
28%
Radeon HD 4770
27%
Radeon HD 4830
25%
Radeon HD 6670
24%
GeForce 9800 GT
23%
GeForce GT 640
23%
Radeon HD 5670
21%
GeForce 9600 GT
20%
GeForce GT 240
17%
GeForce GT 440
17%
Radeon HD 4670
16%
Radeon HD 5570
15%
GeForce GT 430
15%
GeForce GT 220
11%
GeForce GT 520
9%
Radeon HD 6450
9%
Radeon HD 5450
7%
Radeon HD 4550
6%
GeForce 9400 GT
5%
GeForce 210
4%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for RTX 3080 and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

Base Clock
935 MHz
Boost Clock
1150 MHz
Memory Clock
1253 MHz
5 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
128 bit
Bandwidth
80.19 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
1024
TMUs
64
ROPs
32
SMM Count
8
L1 Cache
48 KB (per SMM)
L2 Cache
1024 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
36.80 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
73.60 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
2.355 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)
73.60 GFLOPS (1:32)

Board Design

Slot Width
MXM Module
TDP
unknown
Outputs
Portable Device Dependent
Power Connectors
None

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (12_1)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
CUDA
5.2
Shader Model
6.8

Card Notes

GM206 Variant

GM206S GPU Notes

NVENC: 5th Gen
NVDEC: 2nd Gen
PureVideo HD: VP7
VDPAU: Feature Set F

Latest Drivers:
Windows Vista:
GeForce Release 365.19

Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 (x32 / x64):
GeForce Release 391.35 / 474.89

Windows 10 / 11 (x32 / x64):
GeForce Release 391.35 / Latest

Devices based on this design (1)

Name GPU Clock Boost Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
935 MHz 1150 MHz 1253 MHz 4 GB
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