Nvidia GPU standoff – GTX 960M vs GTX 965M
We pitch Nvidia’s GPU GTX 960M and GTX 965M against one another to see which delivers the best bang for your buck.
Both the GTX 960M and GTX 965M bring desktop-class gaming performance to the notebook, driving impressive gameplay at ultra-settings on 1080p resolutions.
That being said some titles are only playable on the maximum settings with the 965M leaving some titles unplayable on higher settings with the 960M.
So with that in mind, only the 965M allows you to take on every game with blazing-fast performance, exclusive gaming technologies, plus the improved battery life you need to play longer unplugged.
In terms of overall gaming performance then the graphical capabilities of the GTX 965M are on average 20% better than the GTX 960M.
This is due to the GTX 965M having more Texture Mapping Units and better Texture Fill Rate as well as more Render Output Units and Pixel Fill Rate than the GTX 960M.
Benchmarking
Nvidia’s GPU GTX 965M is the clear winner in terms of performance based on data from PassMark, 3D mark and in game performance getting an impressive 75% better score in PassMark over the GTX 960M.
The infographics below outline the results of other real world tests of the GeForce GTX 965M and 960M.
GeForce GTX 965M vs 960M benchmarking
GeForce GTX 965M vs 960M benchmarking
GeForce GTX 965M vs 960M benchmarks
Gigabyte laptops with the GTX 965M
Due to the superiority of the GTX 965M, Gigabyte has bundled it with its P55K, P37K and P35K laptops, which represent the new generation of power gaming.
The P55K and P37K laptops are also powered by 5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors, while the P35K has a 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor.
The Gigabyte P55K has a rapid yet massive dual storage, with up to 512GB mSATA SSD + 2TB HDD, and a 1080p full HD wide view matte display.
The P37K laptop is a super slim and light 17” extreme gaming laptop with full HD IPS display, a unique macro hub for gamers, exclusive supra-cool technology and quad-storage with hot swappable bay.
The P35K is also slim, at 20.9mm, and has quad-storage with a hot swappable bay, full HD wide view display, supra-cool technology and high speed 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
Rectron is currently retailing the P55K with the 965M for less than 10% extra over the current 960M average price.
The following table outlines the key specifications of both Nvidia’s GPU GTX 960M and GTX 965M.
| Specifications | GTX 960M | GTX 965M |
| CUDA Cores | 640 | 1024 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1096 + Boost | 944 + Boost |
| Memory Clock (MHz) | 2500 | 2500 |
| Memory Interface | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Interface Width | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) | 80 | 80 |
| Nvidia Optimus Support | Yes | Yes |
| Nvidia BatteryBoost Support | Yes | Yes |
| Nvidia GPU Boost | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Nvidia GameStream-Ready | Yes | Yes |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | Yes | Yes |
| Nvidia GameWorks | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft DirectX | 12 API with Feature Level 12.1 | 12 API with Feature Level 12.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | – | 1.1 |
| CUDA | Yes | Yes |
| Bus Support | PCI Express 3.0 | PCI Express 3.0 |
| VGA Analog display support | Yes | Yes |
| DisplayPort Multimode support | Yes | Yes |
| HDMI Support | Yes | Yes |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | Yes | Yes |
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