GeForce GTX 780M SLI vs GTX 965M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 965M SLI and GeForce GTX 780M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 965M SLI
2015
2x 4 GB GDDR5
16.34

GTX 780M SLI outperforms GTX 965M SLI by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking357320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data6.80
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataN14E-GTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2015 (10 years ago)30 May 2013 (12 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 cores20483072
Core clock speed924 MHz823 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHzno data
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million7080 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data200 Watt

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 sizelargelarge
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 GB2x 4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz5000 MHz
Shared memory--

Supported technologies

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

Optimus++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_111
CUDA++

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.

GTX 965M SLI 16.34
GTX 780M SLI 18.82
+15.2%

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
+2%
GTX 780M SLI 14140

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
+1.1%
GTX 780M SLI 10091

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
GTX 780M SLI 66148
+29.2%

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 HD72
−37.5%
99
+37.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−16.5%
100−110
+16.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−14.7%
35−40
+14.7%
Dead Island 2 60−65
−17.5%
70−75
+17.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−11.6%
75−80
+11.6%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−16.5%
100−110
+16.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−14.7%
35−40
+14.7%
Dead Island 2 60−65
−17.5%
70−75
+17.5%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−15.1%
60−65
+15.1%
Fortnite 85−90
−11.2%
95−100
+11.2%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−13.4%
75−80
+13.4%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−16%
55−60
+16%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Valorant 120−130
−9.4%
140−150
+9.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−11.6%
75−80
+11.6%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−16.5%
100−110
+16.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 200−210
−23%
257
+23%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−14.7%
35−40
+14.7%
Dead Island 2 60−65
−17.5%
70−75
+17.5%
Dota 2 95−100
−9.2%
100−110
+9.2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−15.1%
60−65
+15.1%
Fortnite 85−90
−11.2%
95−100
+11.2%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−13.4%
75−80
+13.4%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−16%
55−60
+16%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
−13.1%
65−70
+13.1%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−14.7%
35−40
+14.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−18.6%
50−55
+18.6%
Valorant 120−130
−9.4%
140−150
+9.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−11.6%
75−80
+11.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−14.7%
35−40
+14.7%
Dead Island 2 60−65
−17.5%
70−75
+17.5%
Dota 2 95−100
−9.2%
100−110
+9.2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−15.1%
60−65
+15.1%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−13.4%
75−80
+13.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−18.6%
50−55
+18.6%
Valorant 120−130
−9.4%
140−150
+9.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
−11.2%
95−100
+11.2%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−18.8%
35−40
+18.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
−14.4%
130−140
+14.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−19.2%
30−35
+19.2%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−6.9%
170−180
+6.9%
Valorant 160−170
−9.9%
170−180
+9.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−17.8%
50−55
+17.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Dead Island 2 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−16.7%
40−45
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−15%
45−50
+15%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−16%
27−30
+16%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
−16.7%
40−45
+16.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Dead Island 2 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
−13.8%
30−35
+13.8%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Valorant 85−90
−18%
100−110
+18%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Dead Island 2 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Dota 2 55−60
−12.3%
60−65
+12.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−14.3%
30−35
+14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%

This is how GTX 965M SLI and GTX 780M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 780M SLI is 38% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 780M SLI is 33% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 780M SLI surpassed GTX 965M SLI in all 66 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.34 18.82
Recency 5 January 2015 30 May 2013

GTX 965M SLI has an age advantage of 1 year.

GTX 780M SLI, on the other hand, has a 15.2% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 780M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 965M SLI in performance tests.

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