GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs 965M

Place in performance ranking	423	490
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.97	1.82
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N16E-GS, N16E-GR	GF114
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 January 2015 (9 years ago)	25 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249
Current price	$1546	$130 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 560 Ti has 88% better value for money than GTX 965M.

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	1024	384
CUDA cores	1024	no data
Core clock speed	944 MHz	822 MHz
Boost clock speed	950 / 1151 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,940 million	1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	73.60	52.67
Floating-point performance	2,355 gflops	1,263.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 965M and GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	2004 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	128.3 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 outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.1	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1

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 9.81
+24.5%

GTX 560 Ti 7.88

965M outperforms 560 Ti by 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 965M 3788
+24.5%

GTX 560 Ti 3042

965M outperforms 560 Ti by 25% in Passmark.

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 7322
+82.5%

GTX 560 Ti 4013

965M outperforms 560 Ti by 82% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 965M 23562
+52.1%

GTX 560 Ti 15494

965M outperforms 560 Ti by 52% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 5536
+59.5%

GTX 560 Ti 3470

965M outperforms 560 Ti by 60% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 965M 14537
+33.6%

GTX 560 Ti 10882

965M outperforms 560 Ti by 34% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 965M 40
+5.3%

GTX 560 Ti 38

965M outperforms 560 Ti by 5% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

Benchmark coverage: 1%

GTX 965M 574
+3.4%

GTX 560 Ti 555

965M outperforms 560 Ti by 3% in Unigine Heaven 4.0.

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:

900p	75−80 +19%	63 −19%
Full HD	47 −25.5%	59 +25.5%
1440p	26 +44.4%	18−21 −44.4%
4K	21 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Battlefield 5	49	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	47	no data
Hitman 3	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	46	no data
Metro Exodus	30−33	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Battlefield 5	37	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	29	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Hitman 3	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Metro Exodus	18	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	36	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	28	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	23	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	no data
Far Cry 5	22	no data
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	no data
Hitman 3	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	18	no data
Metro Exodus	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8	no data
Hitman 3	6−7	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	no data
Far Cry 5	5−6	no data
Forza Horizon 4	14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	9	no data
Metro Exodus	31	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	no data