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    GeForce GTX 965M vs Radeon RX 550X mobile

    When choosing between GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon RX 550X mobile, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon RX 550X mobile.
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    GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon RX 550X mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon RX 550X mobile 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 RX 550X mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 965M Laptops
    Radeon RX 550X mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M Radeon RX 550X mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    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 RX 550X mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon RX 550X mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550X mobile is 232 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550X mobile is 4500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 3−4
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    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 25% more, than Radeon RX 550X mobile.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M Radeon RX 550X mobile
    Architecture Maxwell Polaris
    Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR Polaris 12
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 5 January 2015 10 January 2019
    Pipelines 1024 640
    Core clock speed 944 MHz 1176 MHz
    Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 1287 MHz
    Transistor count 2,940 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 73.60 51.48
    Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    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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