GeForce GTX 965M vs Tesla M60

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 965M and Tesla M60. 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 Tesla M60. 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.

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 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 965M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M60 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 965M.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is used in Laptops, and Tesla M60 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 387 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • GeForce GTX 965M and Tesla M60 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M60 is 2512 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 24−27
QHD / 1440p 6−7 18−20
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M Tesla M60
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell 2.0
Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 5 January 2015 30 August 2015
Pipelines 1024 2048
Core clock speed 944 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 1178 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 73.60 150.8
Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s 432 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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