Radeon RX 580 XTR vs GeForce GTX 965M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 507 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.05 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GM206S | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2016 (9 years ago) | 18 April 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $229 |
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 cores | 1024 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 944 MHz | 1257 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | 1340 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 185 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 73.60 | 193.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.355 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 144 |
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | no data |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | 8000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 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 Boost | 2.0 | no 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.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12.0 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
RX 580 XTR has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon RX 580 XTR. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 965M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 580 XTR is a desktop one.
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