GeForce 930M vs GeForce GTX 965M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930M and GeForce GTX 965M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 930M stacks up against GeForce GTX 965M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 930M and GeForce GTX 965M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 930M and GeForce GTX 965M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 930M or GeForce GTX 965M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930M 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 930M 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 930M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 930M and GeForce GTX 965M are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 16 MHz higher, than GeForce 930M.
  • GeForce 930M and GeForce GTX 965M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 700 MHz higher, than GeForce 930M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 20−22
ultra / 1080p 1−2 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 4−5 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 380% more, than GeForce 930M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930M GeForce GTX 965M
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP N16E-GS, N16E-GR
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 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 1800 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 84 Mh/s 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 2.0
GameWorks + +
BatteryBoost +
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