880M SLI vs 965M SLI

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
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  • Core clock speed 924
  • Max video memory 2x 4096 MB
  • Memory type GDDR5
  • Memory clock speed 5000
  • Maximum resolution
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
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  • Core clock speed 954
  • Max video memory 2x 8192 MB
  • Memory type GDDR5
  • Memory clock speed 5000
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 3098$
Games supported 86%

General info

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

Place in performance rating246196
Value for money26.20no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataN15E-GX-A2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2015 (8 years old)12 March 2014 (9 years old)
Current price$149 $3098
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores20483072
Core clock speed924 MHz954 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHzno data
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million2x 3540 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)no data206 Watt

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 965M SLI and GeForce GTX 880M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargelarge
SLI options++

Memory

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

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB2x 8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz5000 MHz
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Technologies

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

Optimus++

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12_112 (FL 11_0)
CUDA++

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 16.94
GTX 880M SLI 20.93
+23.6%
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
  • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Score
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GTX 965M SLI 14428
GTX 880M SLI 15823
+9.7%

GeForce GTX 880M SLI outperforms GeForce GTX 965M SLI by 10% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GTX 965M SLI 51182
GTX 880M SLI 77057
+50.6%

GeForce GTX 880M SLI outperforms GeForce GTX 965M SLI by 51% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GTX 965M SLI 7815
GTX 880M SLI 9111
+16.6%

GeForce GTX 880M SLI outperforms GeForce GTX 965M SLI by 17% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GTX 965M SLI 10207
GTX 880M SLI 11817
+15.8%

GeForce GTX 880M SLI outperforms GeForce GTX 965M SLI by 16% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS

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

Full HD72
−2.8%
74
+2.8%

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−24.1%
35−40
+24.1%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−20%
40−45
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−27.6%
35−40
+27.6%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−20.3%
70−75
+20.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−24.4%
55−60
+24.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−24.1%
35−40
+24.1%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−23.9%
55−60
+23.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−21.3%
55−60
+21.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−21.7%
70−75
+21.7%
Hitman 3 50−55
−28%
60−65
+28%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−23.7%
45−50
+23.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−24.3%
45−50
+24.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−20%
40−45
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−27.6%
35−40
+27.6%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−20.3%
70−75
+20.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−24.4%
55−60
+24.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−24.1%
35−40
+24.1%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−23.9%
55−60
+23.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−21.3%
55−60
+21.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−21.7%
70−75
+21.7%
Hitman 3 50−55
−28%
60−65
+28%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−23.7%
45−50
+23.7%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−25.9%
30−35
+25.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−24.3%
45−50
+24.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−26.3%
45−50
+26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−20%
40−45
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−27.6%
35−40
+27.6%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−20.3%
70−75
+20.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−24.1%
35−40
+24.1%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−23.9%
55−60
+23.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−21.3%
55−60
+21.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−21.7%
70−75
+21.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−26.3%
45−50
+26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−23.1%
30−35
+23.1%
Hitman 3 27−30
−28.6%
35−40
+28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−20.8%
27−30
+20.8%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−27.3%
27−30
+27.3%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−27.8%
21−24
+27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−25.6%
45−50
+25.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−24.1%
35−40
+24.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−24.2%
40−45
+24.2%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−26.5%
40−45
+26.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Hitman 3 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Battlefield 5 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−26.1%
27−30
+26.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 16.94 20.93
Recency 5 January 2015 12 March 2014
Memory bus width 128 256
Pipelines / CUDA cores 2048 3072

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
GeForce GTX 880M SLI

since it shows better performance.


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Competitors of GeForce GTX 965M SLI by AMD

According to our data, the closest equivalent to GeForce GTX 965M SLI by AMD is Radeon RX Vega M GH, which is slower by 2% and lower by 4 positions in our rating.

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Competitors of GeForce GTX 880M SLI by AMD

According to our data, the closest equivalent to GeForce GTX 880M SLI by AMD is Radeon RX 580 Mobile, which is slower by 4% and lower by 10 positions in our rating.

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