FirePro R5000 vs GeForce GTX 965M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro R5000 and GeForce GTX 965M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro R5000 and GeForce GTX 965M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 965M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 965M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 965M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro R5000 GeForce GTX 965M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro R5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 965M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 965M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro R5000.
  • FirePro R5000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 965M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 965M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 119 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.
  • FirePro R5000 and GeForce GTX 965M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro R5000 is 700 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 20−22
ultra / 1080p 8−9 12−14
QHD / 1440p 2−3 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 27−30 35−40
medium / 1080p 16−18 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than FirePro R5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro R5000 GeForce GTX 965M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Pitcairn N16E-GS, N16E-GR
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 25 February 2013 5 January 2015
Pipelines 768 1024
Core clock speed 825 MHz 944 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 73.60
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 2,355 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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