GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB vs GTX 965M SLI
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 313 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | no data | GP106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 January 2015 (9 years ago) | 27 June 2017 (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 cores | 2048 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 924 MHz | 1265 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 950 MHz | 1480 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x 5200 Million | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 118.4 |
| ROPs | no data | 48 |
| TMUs | no data | 80 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 8008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 192.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12.0 |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 January 2015 | 27 June 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 965M SLI and GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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