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    GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs GeForce GTX 965M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 860M SLI 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 860M SLI and GeForce GTX 965M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 860M SLI or GeForce GTX 965M here:

    GeForce GTX 860M SLI Laptops
    GeForce GTX 965M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M SLI GeForce GTX 965M
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 965M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 860M SLI and GeForce GTX 965M are build with Maxwell architecture.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 85 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.
    • GeForce GTX 860M SLI and GeForce GTX 965M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 14−16 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 8−9 6−7
    4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
    low / 720p 40−45 35−40
    medium / 1080p 27−30 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 965M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M SLI GeForce GTX 965M
    Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
    Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 5 January 2015
    Pipelines 1280 1024
    Core clock speed 1029 MHz 944 MHz
    Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz
    Transistor count 2x 1870 Million 2,940 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 73.60
    Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops
    Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1
    CUDA + +
    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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