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    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce GTX 965M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 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 GTX 1060 3 GB stacks up against GeForce GTX 965M, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    GeForce GTX 965M Check Price

    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:

    GeForce GTX 965M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GeForce GTX 965M
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 965M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 965M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 965M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 965M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is 562 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.
    • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 965M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is 5508 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 30−35 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 24−27 6−7
    4K / 2160p 14−16 5−6
    low / 720p 75−80 35−40
    medium / 1080p 60−65 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 144% more, than GeForce GTX 965M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GeForce GTX 965M
    Architecture Pascal Maxwell
    Code name GP106 N16E-GS, N16E-GR
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 18 August 2016 5 January 2015
    Pipelines 1152 1024
    Core clock speed 1506 MHz 944 MHz
    Boost Clock 1708 MHz 950 / 1151 MHz
    Transistor count 4,400 million 2,940 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 123.0 73.60
    Floating-point performance 3,935 gflops 2,355 gflops
    Length 250 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 80 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan + 1.1
    CUDA 6.1 +
    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 +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 19 Mh/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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