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    GeForce GTX 965M vs Radeon R9 M380

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R9 M380 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 R9 M380 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R9 M380 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R9 M380 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 R9 M380 here:

    GeForce GTX 965M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M380 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M Radeon R9 M380
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    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 R9 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R9 M380 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M380 - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M380 is 56 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.
    • GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R9 M380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
    4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
    low / 720p 35−40 30−35
    medium / 1080p 24−27 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than Radeon R9 M380.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M Radeon R9 M380
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR Strato Pro GDDR5
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 5 January 2015 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 1024 768
    Core clock speed 944 MHz 1000 MHz
    Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 1000 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
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    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 194 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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