NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M videocard review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M

GeForce GTX 965M videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 9 January 2015. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on Maxwell 2.0 microarchitecture codenamed GM204.

Core clock speed - 944 MHz. Boost clock speed - 950 MHz. Texture fill rate - 73.6 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 1024. Floating-point performance - 2,355 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 5,200 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 50 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 128 Bit. Memory clock speed - 2500 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 80 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38582
3792
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
335
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345616
14345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
67.590 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
720.592 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
3.903 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
57.947 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
223.296 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
5783 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
2566 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3337 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
5783.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
2566.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3337.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
1831
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 3792
PassMark - G2D Mark 335
Geekbench - OpenCL 14345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 67.590 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 720.592 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 3.903 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 57.947 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 223.296 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 5783 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 2566 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3337 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 5783.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 2566.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3337.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1831

Games performance

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72096.50
Medium, 1920x108045.90
High, 1920x108034.10
Ultra, 1920x108023.20
QHD, 2560x144017.50
4K, 3840x21608.99

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x720126.60
Medium, 1920x108064.60
High, 1920x108034.20
Ultra, 1920x108025.30
QHD, 2560x144016.10

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

Medium, 1920x108044.90
High, 1920x108035.70
Ultra, 1920x108032.00
QHD, 2560x144020.70
4K, 3840x21609.70

Need for Speed Heat (2019)

Low, 1280x72044.30
Medium, 1920x108036.20
High, 1920x108032.80
Ultra, 1920x108028.60
QHD, 2560x144012.80

FIFA 20 (2019)

Low, 1280x720128.60
Medium, 1920x1080111.20
High, 1920x108097.20
Ultra, 1920x108086.60
QHD, 2560x144075.30
4K, 3840x216041.30

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72064.80
Medium, 1920x108038.00
High, 1920x108024.70
Ultra, 1920x108018.70
QHD, 2560x144012.50

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x72056.00
Medium, 1920x108019.00
High, 1920x108013.00

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72079.90
Medium, 1920x108036.60
High, 1920x108022.80
Ultra, 1920x108016.30
QHD, 2560x144010.20

League of Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x720122.30
Medium, 1920x1080108.80
High, 1920x1080107.80
Ultra, 1920x1080106.20
QHD, 2560x144095.90
4K, 3840x216082.90

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x720124.00
Medium, 1920x108064.00
High, 1920x108054.20
Ultra, 1920x108033.50
QHD, 2560x144024.70
4K, 3840x216012.00

Rage 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72060.40
Medium, 1920x108028.10
High, 1920x108026.30
Ultra, 1920x108024.10
QHD, 2560x144013.30

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x72051.60
Medium, 1920x108047.60
High, 1920x108029.00
Ultra, 1920x108012.70

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72063.00
Medium, 1920x108029.00
High, 1920x108022.00
Ultra, 1920x108016.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x720115.70
Medium, 1920x108057.20
High, 1920x108042.74
Ultra, 1920x108025.78

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x72038.40
Medium, 1920x108033.50
High, 1920x108026.90
Ultra, 1920x108024.40

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x72048.74
Medium, 1920x108017.63
High, 1920x108014.27
Ultra, 1920x108011.87

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x72065.00
Medium, 1920x108038.00
High, 1920x108035.00
Ultra, 1920x108032.00
4K, 3840x216031.00

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x768298.10
Medium, 1920x1080133.20
Ultra, 1920x108048.90

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72064.40
Medium, 1920x108039.70
High, 1920x108029.90
Ultra, 1920x108028.60

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x720117.50
Medium, 1920x108052.90
High, 1920x108041.00
Ultra, 1920x108034.90

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x720117.30
Medium, 1920x108094.90
High, 1920x108067.40
Ultra, 1920x108049.10

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x720100.90
Medium, 1920x108052.40
High, 1920x108042.50
Ultra, 1920x108035.10

Fallout 76 (2018)

Low, 1280x72059.90
Medium, 1920x108047.00
High, 1920x108040.50
Ultra, 1920x108039.60

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72051.40
Medium, 1920x108036.20
High, 1920x108026.20
Ultra, 1920x108019.30

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Medium, 1920x108048.70
High, 1920x108040.00
Ultra, 1920x108033.10

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1920x108031.00
High, 1920x108024.00
Ultra, 1920x108013.00
QHD, 2560x144010.00
4K, 3840x21603.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72085.00
Medium, 1920x108047.00
High, 1920x108041.00
Ultra, 1920x108028.00
4K, 3840x216014.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72079.00
Medium, 1920x108031.00
High, 1920x108026.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x720122.00
Medium, 1920x108069.00
High, 1920x108054.40
Ultra, 1920x108031.50
QHD, 2560x144025.10
4K, 3840x216013.50

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72058.80
Medium, 1920x108028.60
High, 1920x108025.10
Ultra, 1920x108019.90

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x72073.00
Medium, 1920x108038.00
High, 1920x108035.00
Ultra, 1920x108032.00
QHD, 2560x144022.00
4K, 3840x216010.00

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x72062.00
Medium, 1920x108030.70
High, 1920x108020.00

Fortnite (2018)

High, 1920x108034.20
Ultra, 1920x108034.20
QHD, 2560x144018.70
4K, 3840x21603.70

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720139.00
Medium, 1920x108049.20
High, 1920x108041.60
Ultra, 1920x108034.10

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Medium, 1920x108052.20
High, 1920x108043.80
Ultra, 1920x108040.30

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Low, 1280x720174.00
Medium, 1920x1080103.00
High, 1920x108058.50
Ultra, 1920x108042.60
4K, 3840x216016.30

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x72064.00
Medium, 1920x108035.00
High, 1920x108030.00
Ultra, 1920x108024.00
4K, 3840x21604.00

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017)

Medium, 1920x108046.80
High, 1920x108040.60
Ultra, 1920x108031.30
QHD, 2560x144018.70

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720102.00
Medium, 1920x108055.00
High, 1920x108050.00
Ultra, 1920x108040.20
QHD, 2560x144020.60
4K, 3840x216013.60

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x72093.00
Medium, 1920x108043.30
High, 1920x108034.50
Ultra, 1920x108026.00
QHD, 2560x144016.50
4K, 3840x21606.60

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72053.10
Medium, 1920x108031.30
High, 1920x108028.10
Ultra, 1920x108026.30

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x720102.00
Medium, 1920x108050.00
High, 1920x108035.00
Ultra, 1920x108023.00

FIFA 18 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x1080126.00
4K, 3840x216051.60

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Low, 1280x72078.00
Medium, 1920x108024.50

F1 2017 (2017)

High, 1920x108060.00
Ultra, 1920x108036.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Medium, 1920x108045.70
High, 1920x108038.20
Ultra, 1920x108026.10

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108047.70
4K, 3820x216047.70

Dirt 4 (2017)

High, 1920x108043.90
Ultra, 1920x108022.60

Rocket League (2017)

High, 1920x108081.00

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x72082.00
Medium, 1920x108045.50
High, 1920x108027.30
Ultra, 1920x108023.00

For Honor (2017)

Medium, 1920x108052.60
High, 1920x108049.90
Ultra, 1920x108036.80

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Medium, 1920x108091.40
High, 1920x108054.70
Ultra, 1920x108022.20

Dishonored 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72058.60
Medium, 1366x76848.60
High, 1920x108033.90
Ultra, 1920x108033.00

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

High, 1920x108057.20
Ultra, 1920x108046.30

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720142.00
Medium, 1366x768115.00
High, 1920x108052.00
Ultra, 1920x108046.90
4K, 3840x216016.30

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108082.00
4K, 3840x216036.90

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76860.80
Medium, 1366x76849.60
High, 1920x108042.70
Ultra, 1920x108036.60

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x720130.00
Medium, 1366x768104.00
High, 1920x108051.40
Ultra, 1920x108042.50
4K, 3840x216017.00

Mafia 3 (2016)

Low, 1280x72053.80
Medium, 1366x76833.90
High, 1920x108017.70

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72066.80
Medium, 1366x76848.95
High, 1920x108026.40
Ultra, 1920x108012.10

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x720126.00
Medium, 1366x76883.60
High, 1920x108040.50
Ultra, 1920x108035.80
4K, 3840x21608.10

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x720231.35
Medium, 1366x768178.85
High, 1920x108085.10
Ultra, 1920x108050.90
4K, 3840x216027.70

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72081.30
Medium, 1366x76868.50
High, 1920x108040.00
Ultra, 1920x108037.40
4K, 3840x216014.40

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x76839.80
Medium, 1920x108030.40
High, 1920x108026.50
4K, 3840x21603.40

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x72066.15
Medium, 1366x76863.65
High, 1920x108027.10
Ultra, 1920x108025.50
4K, 3840x216012.20

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x720116.55
Medium, 1366x76874.90
High, 1920x108035.10
Ultra, 1920x108026.65
4K, 3840x216012.65

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72093.50
Medium, 1920x108045.50
High, 1920x108040.50
Ultra, 1920x108028.00
4K, 3840x216011.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72080.60
Medium, 1920x108042.50
High, 1920x108026.35
Ultra, 1920x108011.95

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768102.90
Medium, 1366x76863.65
High, 1920x108036.60
Ultra, 1920x108029.10
4K, 3840x216011.90

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x768190.00
Medium, 1366x768131.00
High, 1920x108071.80
Ultra, 1920x108045.80

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x76866.40
Medium, 1366x76860.50
High, 1920x108035.50
Ultra, 1920x10802.80

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x768170.20
Medium, 1366x768116.80
High, 1920x108055.90
Ultra, 1920x108047.30
4K, 3840x216015.95

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x720120.60
Medium, 1366x76878.05
High, 1920x108041.85
Ultra, 1920x108034.90
4K, 3840x216013.90

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768121.40
Medium, 1366x76895.20
High, 1920x108049.50
Ultra, 1920x108037.40
4K, 3840x216013.30

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x768129.20
Medium, 1366x768100.70
High, 1920x108045.60
Ultra, 1920x108015.60
4K, 3840x216015.50

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x768119.00
Medium, 1366x768102.00
High, 1920x108081.00

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72099.00
Medium, 1366x76893.00
High, 1920x108084.00
Ultra, 1920x108077.30
4K, 3840x216044.10

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768104.75
Medium, 1366x76863.30
High, 1920x108031.30
Ultra, 1920x108017.90
4K, 3840x216013.10

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768227.10
Medium, 1366x768112.30
High, 1920x108086.20
Ultra, 1920x108044.20
4K, 3840x216038.90

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76884.40
Medium, 1366x76871.70
High, 1920x108039.20
Ultra, 1920x108027.10

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76895.30
Medium, 1366x76888.20
High, 1920x108046.10
Ultra, 1920x108037.10

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x76854.90
Medium, 1366x76842.40
High, 1920x108029.50
Ultra, 1920x108013.70

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x768136.80
Medium, 1366x76890.20
High, 1920x108057.25
Ultra, 1920x108031.55

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x768194.60
Medium, 1366x768149.70
High, 1920x108077.10
Ultra, 1920x108058.25

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x720129.40
Medium, 1344x75692.30
High, 1920x108048.70
Ultra, 1920x108029.30

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768182.30
Medium, 1366x768118.80
High, 1920x108083.30
Ultra, 1920x108070.70

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1280x72060.00
High, 1920x108059.00

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76889.80
Medium, 1366x76876.35
High, 1366x76865.55
Ultra, 1920x108034.85

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76897.85
Medium, 1366x76850.95
High, 1366x76826.65
Ultra, 1920x108020.05

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768156.00
Medium, 1366x768135.00
High, 1366x768104.00
Ultra, 1920x108043.10
4K, 3840x216021.50

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x768274.60
Medium, 1366x768197.40
High, 1366x768161.35
Ultra, 1920x108034.35

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76862.00
Medium, 1366x76855.10
High, 1366x76845.40
Ultra, 1920x108020.70

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768114.90
Medium, 1366x768112.75
High, 1366x76875.20
Ultra, 1920x108040.60

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720190.70
Medium, 1366x768148.10
High, 1366x768132.20
Ultra, 1920x108053.30

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768248.00
Medium, 1366x768138.00
High, 1366x768123.00
Ultra, 1920x108063.20

SimCity (2013)

High, 1366x768103.00
Ultra, 1920x108048.70

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768358.20
Medium, 1366x768216.50
High, 1366x768132.40
Ultra, 1920x108059.00

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768125.00
Medium, 1366x76888.40
High, 1366x76866.40
Ultra, 1920x108026.20

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76890.10
Medium, 1366x76884.80
High, 1366x76863.30
Ultra, 1920x108028.10

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

High, 1366x768144.00
Ultra, 1920x108091.70

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Medium, 1366x76898.10
High, 1366x76890.60
Ultra, 1920x108065.90

Diablo III (2012)

Medium, 1366x768281.60
High, 1366x768245.40
Ultra, 1920x1080154.20

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72060.00
High, 1366x76860.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.00

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Medium, 1366x768133.80
High, 1366x768112.10
Ultra, 1920x108043.80

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

High, 1366x768136.50
Ultra, 1920x108075.10

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell 2.0
Code name GM204
Launch date 9 January 2015
Place in performance rating 731
Type Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 950 MHz
Core clock speed 944 MHz
CUDA cores 1024
Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 1024
Texture fill rate 73.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt
Transistor count 5,200 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support 1
G-SYNC support
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support 1

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size large
SLI options 1
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 80 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI