Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce GTX 965M SLI

Place in performance ranking	295	26
Place by popularity	not in top-100	96
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	32.03	28.77
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	no data	Navi 32
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 January 2015 (9 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$579
Current price	$149	$669 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 965M SLI has 11% better value for money than RX 7800 XT.

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	3840
Core clock speed	924 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	2x 5200 Million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	604.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 965M SLI and Radeon RX 7800 XT 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	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	576.0 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 Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
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	2.2
Vulkan	no data	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. 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 17.30

RX 7800 XT 62.37
+261%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 965M SLI by 261% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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: 17%

GTX 965M SLI 14428

RX 7800 XT 65611
+355%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 965M SLI by 355% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 965M SLI 10207

RX 7800 XT 49707
+387%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 965M SLI by 387% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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: 14%

GTX 965M SLI 51182

RX 7800 XT 202773
+296%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 965M SLI by 296% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 965M SLI 250259

RX 7800 XT 745990
+198%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 965M SLI by 198% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	71 −193%	208 +193%
1440p	30−35 −310%	123 +310%
4K	18−21 −311%	74 +311%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30	no data
Battlefield 5	55−60	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	no data
Far Cry 5	40−45	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50	no data
Forza Horizon 4	80−85	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70	no data
Metro Exodus	55−60	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30	no data
Battlefield 5	55−60	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	no data
Far Cry 5	40−45	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50	no data
Forza Horizon 4	80−85	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70	no data
Metro Exodus	55−60	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	no data
Far Cry 5	40−45	no data
Forza Horizon 4	80−85	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	27−30	no data
Forza Horizon 4	30−35	no data
Hitman 3	20−22	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	30−35	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14	no data
Hitman 3	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	no data
Far Cry 5	9−10	no data
Forza Horizon 4	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20	no data
Metro Exodus	16−18	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8	no data