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    GeForce GTX 965M vs Radeon R9 280X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R9 280X, 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 Radeon R9 280X, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 965M Check Price
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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 R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 965M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 965M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    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 R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than GeForce GTX 965M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR Thaiti XTL
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 5 January 2015 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 1024 2048
    Core clock speed 944 MHz
    Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 2,940 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 73.60 128.0
    Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops 4,096 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 288 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1 +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s 494 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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