GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q vs GTX 965M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 965M SLI and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 965M SLI
2015
2x 4 GB GDDR5
17.34
+25.2%

GTX 965M SLI outperforms GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking321377
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data12.71
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameno dataGP107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2015 (10 years ago)3 January 2018 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2048768
Core clock speed924 MHz1152 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz1417 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data68.02
Floating-point processing powerno data2.177 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data48

Form factor & 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).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

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 amount2x 4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.1 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 965M SLI 17.34
+25.2%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 13.85

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 965M SLI 14428
+64.9%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 8752

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 965M SLI 10207
+39.4%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 7324

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 965M SLI 51182
+9%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 46952

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 965M SLI 250259
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 324705
+29.7%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD70
+25%
56
−25%
1440p21−24
+10.5%
19
−10.5%
4K24−27
+20%
20
−20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+36.6%
41
−36.6%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+28.6%
55−60
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+27.8%
35−40
−27.8%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−4.3%
49
+4.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+20.6%
30−35
−20.6%
Valorant 70−75
+25%
55−60
−25%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+24.4%
45
−24.4%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Dota 2 60−65
−14.5%
71
+14.5%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−13.1%
69
+13.1%
Fortnite 90−95
+20.5%
75−80
−20.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+28.6%
55−60
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+27.8%
35−40
−27.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+8.8%
57
−8.8%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+38.2%
34
−38.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−16.5%
141
+16.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+20.6%
30−35
−20.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
+45.2%
40−45
−45.2%
Valorant 70−75
+25%
55−60
−25%
World of Tanks 210−220
+16.4%
180−190
−16.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+55.6%
36
−55.6%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Dota 2 60−65
−51.6%
94
+51.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+17.3%
50−55
−17.3%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+28.6%
55−60
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+27.8%
35−40
−27.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+19.8%
100−110
−19.8%
Valorant 70−75
+25%
55−60
−25%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 24−27
+30%
20−22
−30%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+35%
20−22
−35%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+42.9%
110−120
−42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
World of Tanks 110−120
+22.7%
95−100
−22.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+25%
27−30
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+33.3%
30−35
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+29.4%
30−35
−29.4%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+34.5%
29
−34.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Valorant 40−45
+29.4%
30−35
−29.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Dota 2 30−33
−20%
36
+20%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
−24.1%
36
+24.1%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+140%
5
−140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+23.8%
42
−23.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−24.1%
36
+24.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+54.5%
11
−54.5%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Dota 2 30−33
−53.3%
46
+53.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Fortnite 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Valorant 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%

This is how GTX 965M SLI and GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • GTX 965M SLI is 25% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 965M SLI is 11% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 965M SLI is 20% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 965M SLI is 140% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 53% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 965M SLI is ahead in 55 tests (86%)
  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is ahead in 9 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.34 13.85
Recency 5 January 2015 3 January 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

GTX 965M SLI has a 25.2% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 965M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q in performance tests.


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