GeForce GTX 965M vs Radeon R5 M435

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R5 M435. 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 Radeon R5 M435. 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 Radeon R5 M435
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
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 Radeon R5 M435 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 965M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R5 M435.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R5 M435 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R5 M435 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 164 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 M435.
  • GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R5 M435 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R5 M435 is 2000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 10−12
medium / 1080p 24−27 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than Radeon R5 M435.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M Radeon R5 M435
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR Jet
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 5 January 2015 15 May 2016
Pipelines 1024 320
Core clock speed 944 MHz 780 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 1030 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 690 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 73.60 20.60
Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops 547.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 36 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1 1.2.131
CUDA +
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 +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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