HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs GeForce GTX 965M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 965M SLI and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 965M SLI
2015
2x 4 GB GDDR5
15.79
+4685%

965M SLI outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 4685% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3721368
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code nameno dataSandy Bridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2015 (11 years ago)1 May 2011 (14 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 cores20486
Core clock speed924 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 nm

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 sizelargeno data
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHzno data
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 support

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

DirectX12_110.1
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmarks

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 15.79
+4685%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 0.33

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
+3544%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 1405

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
+929%
7
−929%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+8900%
1−2
−8900%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 30−35 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 65−70
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+8900%
1−2
−8900%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Fortnite 85−90
+8800%
1−2
−8800%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1550%
4−5
−1550%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+4900%
1−2
−4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+757%
7−8
−757%
Valorant 120−130
+396%
24−27
−396%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 65−70
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+8900%
1−2
−8900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 200−210
+1980%
10
−1980%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Dota 2 95−100
+880%
10−11
−880%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Fortnite 85−90
+8800%
1−2
−8800%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1550%
4−5
−1550%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+4900%
1−2
−4900%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+5900%
1−2
−5900%
Metro Exodus 30−35 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+757%
7−8
−757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
Valorant 120−130
+396%
24−27
−396%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Dota 2 95−100
+880%
10−11
−880%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1550%
4−5
−1550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+757%
7−8
−757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
Valorant 120−130
+396%
24−27
−396%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 85−90
+8800%
1−2
−8800%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30 0−1
Metro Exodus 20−22 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+3800%
4−5
−3800%
Valorant 160−170
+5233%
3−4
−5233%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 35−40 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 35−40 0−1

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+114%
14−16
−114%
Metro Exodus 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24 0−1
Valorant 90−95
+4400%
2−3
−4400%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7 0−1
Dota 2 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Far Cry 5 18−20 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 27−30 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%

This is how GTX 965M SLI and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compete in popular games:

  • GTX 965M SLI is 929% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 965M SLI is 4400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 965M SLI surpassed HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in all 26 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 15.79 0.33
Recency 5 January 2015 1 May 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm

GTX 965M SLI has a 4685% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 965M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.

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