Radeon R7 M260DX vs GeForce GTX 965M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R7 M260DX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 965M
2016
2 GB GDDR5
9.27
+375%

965M outperforms R7 M260DX by a whopping 375% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking514943
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.25no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGM206SJet
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2016 (10 years ago)7 January 2014 (12 years ago)

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 cores1024320
Core clock speed944 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz855 MHz
Number of transistors2,940 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknownno data
Texture fill rate73.6017.10
Floating-point processing power2.355 TFLOPS0.5472 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs6420
L1 Cache384 KB80 KB
L2 Cache1024 KB128 KB

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)IGP
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed2500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth80 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs
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 and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.75.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmarks

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 965M 9.27
+375%
R7 M260DX 1.95

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 965M 3875
+375%
Samples: 1071
R7 M260DX 816
Samples: 11

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 HD46
+411%
9−10
−411%
1440p25
+400%
5−6
−400%
4K21
+425%
4−5
−425%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+400%
10−11
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 52
+420%
10−11
−420%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+400%
10−11
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Far Cry 5 38
+443%
7−8
−443%
Fortnite 55−60
+470%
10−11
−470%
Forza Horizon 4 47
+422%
9−10
−422%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+383%
6−7
−383%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 46
+411%
9−10
−411%
Valorant 90−95
+406%
18−20
−406%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 43
+378%
9−10
−378%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+400%
10−11
−400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+377%
30−33
−377%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Dota 2 84
+425%
16−18
−425%
Far Cry 5 35
+400%
7−8
−400%
Fortnite 34
+386%
7−8
−386%
Forza Horizon 4 41
+413%
8−9
−413%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+383%
6−7
−383%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+400%
7−8
−400%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Metro Exodus 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 38
+443%
7−8
−443%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+417%
6−7
−417%
Valorant 90−95
+406%
18−20
−406%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35
+400%
7−8
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Dota 2 77
+381%
16−18
−381%
Far Cry 5 32
+433%
6−7
−433%
Forza Horizon 4 28
+460%
5−6
−460%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 26
+420%
5−6
−420%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
+500%
3−4
−500%
Valorant 90−95
+406%
18−20
−406%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 34
+386%
7−8
−386%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
+407%
14−16
−407%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+390%
10−11
−390%
Valorant 100−110
+395%
21−24
−395%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 22
+450%
4−5
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 19
+533%
3−4
−533%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5 0−1
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Valorant 45−50
+390%
10−11
−390%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 44
+389%
9−10
−389%
Far Cry 5 10
+400%
2−3
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4 0−1

This is how GTX 965M and R7 M260DX compete in popular games:

  • GTX 965M is 411% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 965M is 400% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 965M is 425% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.27 1.95

GTX 965M has a 375.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 965M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M260DX in performance tests.

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