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    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q vs GeForce GTX 965M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q 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 GTX 1080 Max Q 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.
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    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and GeForce GTX 965M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q 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 GTX 1080 Max Q or GeForce GTX 965M here:

    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q Laptops
    GeForce GTX 965M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q GeForce GTX 965M
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5X GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 965M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 965M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 965M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 157 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 965M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 7500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 6−7
    4K / 2160p 16−18 5−6
    low / 720p 80−85 35−40
    medium / 1080p 60−65 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 155% more, than GeForce GTX 965M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q GeForce GTX 965M
    Architecture Pascal Maxwell
    Code name N17E-G3 Max-Q N16E-GS, N16E-GR
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 30 May 2017 5 January 2015
    Pipelines 2560 1024
    Core clock speed 1101 - 1290 MHz 944 MHz
    Boost Clock 1278 - 1468 MHz 950 / 1151 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 2,940 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 234.9 73.60
    Floating-point performance 7,516 gflops 2,355 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 10000 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 320.3 GB/s 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support + +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 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 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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