GeForce GTX 965M vs Quadro M2000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 965M and Quadro M2000. 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 965M and Quadro M2000. 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.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M Quadro M2000
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 965M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro M2000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 965M and Quadro M2000 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is used in Laptops, and Quadro M2000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro M2000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 148 MHz higher, than Quadro M2000.
  • GeForce GTX 965M and Quadro M2000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 4112 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 24−27 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M Quadro M2000
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell 2.0
Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR GM206
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 5 January 2015 8 April 2016
Pipelines 1024 768
Core clock speed 944 MHz 796 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 1163 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 73.60 55.82
Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops 1,812 gflops
Length 201 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 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 +
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s 215 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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