Radeon RX 7600 XT vs GeForce GTX 965M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 965M SLI with Radeon RX 7600 XT, including specs and performance data.

GTX 965M SLI
2015
2x 4 GB GDDR5
16.18

RX 7600 XT outperforms GTX 965M SLI by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking32380
Place by popularitynot in top-10082
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data78.10
Power efficiencyno data16.18
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 33
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 January 2015 (10 years ago)8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores20482048
Core clock speed924 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz2755 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data190 Watt
Texture fill rateno data352.6
Floating-point processing powerno data22.57 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data204 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI-+

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_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA+-

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 HD70
−157%
180−190
+157%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.83

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−150%
85−90
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−150%
140−150
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−150%
85−90
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−150%
180−190
+150%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−155%
120−130
+155%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−144%
100−105
+144%
Valorant 70−75
−157%
180−190
+157%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−150%
140−150
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−150%
85−90
+150%
Dota 2 60−65
−142%
150−160
+142%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−150%
150−160
+150%
Fortnite 90−95
−155%
240−250
+155%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−150%
180−190
+150%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
−142%
150−160
+142%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−155%
120−130
+155%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−148%
300−310
+148%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−144%
100−105
+144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
−146%
150−160
+146%
Valorant 70−75
−157%
180−190
+157%
World of Tanks 210−220
−135%
500−550
+135%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−150%
140−150
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−150%
85−90
+150%
Dota 2 60−65
−142%
150−160
+142%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−150%
150−160
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−150%
180−190
+150%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−148%
300−310
+148%
Valorant 70−75
−157%
180−190
+157%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 24−27
−150%
65−70
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
−141%
65−70
+141%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−148%
400−450
+148%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
World of Tanks 110−120
−152%
300−310
+152%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−157%
90−95
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−150%
110−120
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−150%
110−120
+150%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
−141%
65−70
+141%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−150%
60−65
+150%
Valorant 40−45
−150%
110−120
+150%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Dota 2 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−150%
130−140
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−135%
40−45
+135%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Dota 2 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−150%
55−60
+150%
Fortnite 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−140%
60−65
+140%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Valorant 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%

This is how GTX 965M SLI and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7600 XT is 157% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.18 41.70
Recency 5 January 2015 8 January 2024
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm

RX 7600 XT has a 157.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 965M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 965M SLI is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7600 XT is a desktop one.


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