960A vs 465

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Combined performance score

GTX 465
6.88
+10.6%

465 outperforms 960A by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking522544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.460.58
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGF100GM107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date31 May 2010 (13 years old)13 March 2015 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 no data
Current price$15.99 (0.1x MSRP)$243
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 465 has 497% better value for money than GTX 960A.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores352640
CUDA cores352no data
Core clock speed607 MHz1029 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1085 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate26.7 billion/sec43.40
Floating-point performance855.4 gflops1,389 gflops
Compute performance30xno data

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotMXM Module
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinsno data
SLI options+no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1603 MHz (3206 data rate)5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth102.6 GB/s80.19 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIMini HDMINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA+5.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 465 6.88
+10.6%
GTX 960A 6.22

465 outperforms 960A by 11% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 465 2665
+10.6%
GTX 960A 2410

465 outperforms 960A by 11% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.88 6.22
Recency 31 May 2010 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 75 Watt

The GeForce GTX 465 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960A in performance tests.


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