Playstation 5 Pro GPU vs GeForce GTX 965M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking456not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.49no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGM206SViola
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2016 (8 years ago)7 November 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

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 cores10243840
Core clock speed944 MHz2180 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz2350 MHz
Number of transistors2,940 million10,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown232 Watt
Texture fill rate73.60564.0
Floating-point processing power2.355 TFLOPS36.1 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs64240

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
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)no data
Lengthno data386 mm
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)N/A
Shader Model6.7N/A
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.31.2
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

Playstation 5 Pro GPU has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 965M and Playstation 5 Pro GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 965M is a notebook card while Playstation 5 Pro GPU is a desktop one.


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