GeForce RTX 4090 D vs GTX 965M SLI

Place in performance ranking	295	2
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	32.00	9.27
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	no data	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 January 2015 (9 years ago)	28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599
Current price	$149	$2537 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 965M SLI has 245% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	2048	14592
Core clock speed	924 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	2x 5200 Million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	1,149

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 965M SLI and GeForce RTX 4090 D compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	21 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	1,008 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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 HD

−393%

350−400
+393%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30
−456%

150−160

+456%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −443%	190−200 +443%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −452%	160−170 +452%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −426%	300−310 +426%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −443%	190−200 +443%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −456%	150−160 +456%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −450%	220−230 +450%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −453%	260−270 +453%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −463%	450−500 +463%
Hitman 3	30−35 −459%	190−200 +459%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −407%	350−400 +407%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −417%	300−310 +417%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −463%	270−280 +463%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −445%	300−310 +445%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −456%	300−310 +456%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −443%	190−200 +443%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −452%	160−170 +452%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −426%	300−310 +426%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −443%	190−200 +443%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −456%	150−160 +456%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −450%	220−230 +450%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −453%	260−270 +453%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −463%	450−500 +463%
Hitman 3	30−35 −459%	190−200 +459%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −407%	350−400 +407%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −417%	300−310 +417%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −463%	270−280 +463%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −445%	300−310 +445%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −441%	200−210 +441%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −456%	300−310 +456%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −443%	190−200 +443%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −452%	160−170 +452%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −443%	190−200 +443%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −456%	150−160 +456%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −450%	220−230 +450%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −463%	450−500 +463%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −407%	350−400 +407%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −445%	300−310 +445%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −441%	200−210 +441%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −456%	300−310 +456%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
−463%

270−280

+463%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −445%	180−190 +445%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −445%	180−190 +445%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −433%	80−85 +433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −445%	120−130 +445%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −452%	160−170 +452%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −445%	180−190 +445%
Hitman 3	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −443%	190−200 +443%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −448%	170−180 +448%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −459%	190−200 +459%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −426%	100−105 +426%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
−436%

150−160

+436%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −459%	95−100 +459%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Hitman 3	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −426%	100−105 +426%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −459%	95−100 +459%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −442%	130−140 +442%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −426%	100−105 +426%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −463%	90−95 +463%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%