GeForce 930A vs GeForce GTX 965M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 930A 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 GeForce 930A 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

  GeForce 930A GeForce GTX 965M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 930A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 965M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 965M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 930A.
  • GeForce 930A is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 965M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 930A and GeForce GTX 965M are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 16 MHz higher, than GeForce 930A.
  • GeForce 930A and GeForce GTX 965M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 498 MHz higher, than GeForce 930A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 20−22
ultra / 1080p 1−2 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 5−6 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than GeForce 930A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930A GeForce GTX 965M
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name GM108 N16E-GS, N16E-GR
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 5 January 2015
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 928 MHz 944 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz 950 / 1151 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.58 73.60
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 2,355 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1
CUDA 5.0 +
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support 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 +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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