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    GeForce GTX 965M vs Iris Graphics 540

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 965M and Iris Graphics 540, 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 Iris Graphics 540, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 965M and Iris Graphics 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 965M and Iris Graphics 540 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 Iris Graphics 540 here:

    GeForce GTX 965M Laptops
    Iris Graphics 540 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M Iris Graphics 540
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x1
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 eDRAM
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 64 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 965M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Iris Graphics 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
    • Iris Graphics 540 has 60 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 965M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Iris Graphics 540 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 644 MHz higher, than Iris Graphics 540.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Graphics 540 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 35−40 20−22
    medium / 1080p 24−27 10−12
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 118% more, than Iris Graphics 540.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M Iris Graphics 540
    Architecture Maxwell Gen. 9 Skylake
    Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR Skylake GT3e
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 5 January 2015 1 September 2015
    Pipelines 1024 48
    Core clock speed 944 MHz 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 1050 MHz
    Transistor count 2,940 million 189 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 73.60 50.40
    Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.1
    Vulkan 1.1 1.1.97
    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 +
    Quick Sync +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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