965M vs 570

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Combined performance score

GTX 570
10.13
+4.1%

570 outperforms 965M by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking408422
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money10.610.90
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGF110N16E-GS, N16E-GR
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 December 2010 (13 years old)5 January 2015 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data
Current price$12.99 (0x MSRP)$1546
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 570 has 1079% better value for money than GTX 965M.

Technical specs

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 cores4801024
CUDA cores4801024
Core clock speed732 MHz944 MHz
Boost clock speedno data950 / 1151 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)219 Wattunknown
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate43.9 billion/sec73.60
Floating-point performance1,405.4 gflops2,355 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 570 and GeForce GTX 965M 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinNone
SLI options++

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1280 MB4 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1900 MHz (3800 data rate)2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth152.0 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC supportno data+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

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

GameStreamno data+
GeForce ShadowPlayno data+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorksno data+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimusno data+
BatteryBoostno data+
Anselno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.24.5
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/A1.1
CUDA++

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 570 10.13
+4.1%
GTX 965M 9.73

570 outperforms 965M by 4% in our combined 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 570 3926
+4.1%
GTX 965M 3771

570 outperforms 965M by 4% in Passmark.

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 570 17632
GTX 965M 23562
+33.6%

965M outperforms 570 by 34% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 570 5033
GTX 965M 7322
+45.5%

965M outperforms 570 by 45% 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 570 4390
GTX 965M 5536
+26.1%

965M outperforms 570 by 26% 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 570 13564
GTX 965M 14331
+5.7%

965M outperforms 570 by 6% 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 570 52
+30%
GTX 965M 40

570 outperforms 965M by 30% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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 HD80
+73.9%
46
−73.9%
1440p24−27
−4.2%
25
+4.2%
4K21−24
+0%
21
+0%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−47.6%
31
+47.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−52.9%
52
+52.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−52%
38
+52%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−40.7%
38
+40.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−30.6%
47
+30.6%
Hitman 3 24−27
+4%
24−27
−4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+5%
20−22
−5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−40.9%
31
+40.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−14.3%
24
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−26.5%
43
+26.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−40%
35
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−29.6%
35
+29.6%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−13.9%
41
+13.9%
Hitman 3 24−27
+4%
24−27
−4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+5%
20−22
−5%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
15
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+69.2%
13
−69.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−47.6%
31
+47.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+61.5%
13
−61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−2.9%
35
+2.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−28%
32
+28%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−18.5%
32
+18.5%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+28.6%
28
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+16.7%
18
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Hitman 3 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−37.5%
22
+37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−62.5%
13
+62.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−25%
10
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−182%
31
+182%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−7.7%
14
+7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how GTX 570 and GTX 965M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 570 is 73.9% faster than GTX 965M

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 965M is 4.2% faster than GTX 570

4K resolution:

  • GTX 965M is 0% faster than GTX 570

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 570 is 100% faster than the GTX 965M.
  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 965M is 182% faster than the GTX 570.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 570 is ahead in 27 tests (40%)
  • GTX 965M is ahead in 20 tests (29%)
  • there's a draw in 21 test (31%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.13 9.73
Recency 7 December 2010 5 January 2015
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 570 and GeForce GTX 965M. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 570 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 965M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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