GeForce GTX 965M vs Radeon Pro Vega 20

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon Pro Vega 20 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 965M will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro Vega 20 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon Pro Vega 20 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon Pro Vega 20 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 Radeon Pro Vega 20 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M Radeon Pro Vega 20
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 965M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro Vega 20 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon Pro Vega 20 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 129 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 1020 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.

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 Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M Radeon Pro Vega 20
Architecture Maxwell Vega
Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR Vega Mobile
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 5 January 2015 15 November 2018
Pipelines 1024 1280
Core clock speed 944 MHz 815 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 1283 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 73.60 102.6
Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1480 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 189.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
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 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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