NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M vs Intel HD Graphics P4600

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M and Intel HD Graphics P4600 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M

Intel HD Graphics P4600

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2.7x more core clock speed: 944 MHz vs 350 MHz
Around 68% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 84 Watt
6.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3775 vs 605
4.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 14701 vs 3372
7.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 67.59 vs 8.915
4.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 720.592 vs 146.479
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.903 vs 1.178
5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 57.947 vs 10.689
33.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 223.296 vs 6.64

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 January 2015 vs 1 June 2013
Core clock speed	944 MHz vs 350 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3775 vs 605
Geekbench - OpenCL	14701 vs 3372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	67.59 vs 8.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	720.592 vs 146.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.903 vs 1.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	57.947 vs 10.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	223.296 vs 6.64

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P4600

Around 32% higher boost clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 950 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.8x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 963 vs 340
Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3342 vs 2566
Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3342 vs 2566

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz vs 950 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	963 vs 340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3342 vs 2566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3345 vs 3337
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3342 vs 2566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3345 vs 3337

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics P4600

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3775

605

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

340

963

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

14701

3372

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

67.59

8.915

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

720.592

146.479

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.903

1.178

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

57.947

10.689

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

223.296

6.64

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2566

3342

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

3345

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2566

3342

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

3345

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M	Intel HD Graphics P4600
PassMark - G3D Mark	3775	605
PassMark - G2D Mark	340	963
Geekbench - OpenCL	14701	3372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	67.59	8.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	720.592	146.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.903	1.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	57.947	10.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	223.296	6.64
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5783
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2566	3342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3337	3345
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5783
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2566	3342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3337	3345
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1831

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M	Intel HD Graphics P4600
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	Generation 7.5
Code name	GM204	Haswell GT2
Launch date	9 January 2015	1 June 2013
Place in performance rating	702	685
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	1250 MHz
Core clock speed	944 MHz	350 MHz
CUDA cores	1024
Floating-point performance	2,355 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Pipelines	1024
Texture fill rate	73.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	84 Watt
Transistor count	5,200 million	392 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	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)	IGP
Laptop size	large
SLI options	1
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
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