GeForce GTX 965M vs Quadro K2100M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 965M and Quadro K2100M, 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 965M stacks up against Quadro K2100M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 965M and Quadro K2100M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 965M and Quadro K2100M 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 965M or Quadro K2100M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M Quadro K2100M
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 965M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro K2100M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 965M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro K2100M.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K2100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K2100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 277 MHz higher, than Quadro K2100M.
  • GeForce GTX 965M and Quadro K2100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K2100M is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 6−7
ultra / 1080p 12−14 4−5
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 16−18
medium / 1080p 24−27 7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro K2100M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M Quadro K2100M
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR GK106
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 5 January 2015 23 July 2013
Pipelines 1024 576
Core clock speed 944 MHz 667 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 73.60 32.02
Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops 768.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 48.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1 1.1.126
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s 38 Mh/s
Laptop size large medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus + +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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