GeForce GTX 965M vs P106 100

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 965M and P106 100. 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 P106 100. 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 P106 100
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
  Check Price
  • GeForce GTX 965M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and P106 100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • P106 100 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 965M.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is used in Laptops, and P106 100 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and P106 100 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of P106 100 is 562 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and P106 100 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of P106 100 is 5508 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of P106 100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M P106 100
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR GP106
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 5 January 2015 19 June 2017
Pipelines 1024 1280
Core clock speed 944 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 1709 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 73.60 136.7
Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops 4,375 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 192.2 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 1.2
Vulkan 1.1 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
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 +
  Check Price