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    GeForce GTX 965M vs Radeon R7 260

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R7 260. 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 R7 260. 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.
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    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:

    GeForce GTX 965M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M Radeon R7 260
    Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 965M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 965M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
    • GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 875 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 3−4
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 35−40 30−35
    medium / 1080p 24−27 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R7 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M Radeon R7 260
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
    Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR Bonaire
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 5 January 2015 17 December 2013
    Pipelines 1024 768
    Core clock speed 944 MHz
    Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 2,940 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 73.60 48.00
    Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops 1,536 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1625 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 104 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s 240 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    DDMA audio +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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