GeForce GTX 965M vs Radeon R5 430 OEM

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R5 430 OEM 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 R5 430 OEM will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 430 OEM
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 965M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R5 430 OEM uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 965M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R5 430 OEM - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R5 430 OEM - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 214 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R5 430 OEM are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R5 430 OEM is 2100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 1−2
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 12−14
medium / 1080p 24−27 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 366% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M Radeon R5 430 OEM
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR Oland
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 5 January 2015 30 June 2016
Pipelines 1024 384
Core clock speed 944 MHz 730 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 780 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 73.60 18.72
Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops 599.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 4600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 36.8 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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