Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GeForce GTX 965M

Place in performance ranking	423	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.92	18.71
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N16E-GS, N16E-GR	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 January 2015 (9 years ago)	8 December 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999
Current price	$1546	$957 (1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6900 XT has 1934% 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 cores	1024	5120
CUDA cores	1024	no data
Core clock speed	944 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	950 / 1151 MHz	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	2,940 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	73.60	720.0
Floating-point performance	2,355 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon RX 6900 XT 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 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin
SLI options	+	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

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 support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.1	1.2
CUDA	+	no data

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 9.75

RX 6900 XT 69.33
+611%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 965M by 611% based on our aggregated 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 3775

RX 6900 XT 26853
+611%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 965M by 611% 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

RX 6900 XT 59119
+707%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 965M by 707% 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 965M 5536

RX 6900 XT 50587
+814%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 965M by 814% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD	46 −320%	193 +320%
1440p	25 −436%	134 +436%
4K	21 −295%	83 +295%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−807%

130−140
+807%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 −277%	117 +277%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −1027%	169 +1027%
Battlefield 5	52 −275%	195 +275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −565%	170−180 +565%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −807%	130−140 +807%
Far Cry 5	38 −313%	150−160 +313%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 −232%	126 +232%
Forza Horizon 4	47 −502%	283 +502%
Hitman 3	24−27 −1032%	283 +1032%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −925%	205 +925%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −1053%	196 +1053%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	31 −616%	222 +616%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −1018%	190 +1018%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24 −342%	106 +342%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −847%	142 +847%
Battlefield 5	43 −356%	196 +356%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −565%	170−180 +565%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −807%	130−140 +807%
Far Cry 5	35 −349%	150−160 +349%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 −251%	123 +251%
Forza Horizon 4	41 −580%	279 +580%
Hitman 3	24−27 −1004%	276 +1004%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −770%	174 +770%
Metro Exodus	15 −993%	164 +993%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −629%	124 +629%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	13 −1492%	207 +1492%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 −942%	323 +942%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −900%	170 +900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 −654%	98 +654%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −813%	137 +813%
Battlefield 5	35 −463%	197 +463%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −807%	130−140 +807%
Far Cry 5	32 −391%	150−160 +391%
Far Cry New Dawn	32 −269%	118 +269%
Forza Horizon 4	28 −786%	248 +786%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 −811%	164 +811%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −612%	121 +612%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −800%	120−130 +800%
Hitman 3	14−16 −1320%	213 +1320%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −807%	136 +807%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1175%	102 +1175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −1071%	82 +1071%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −1123%	159 +1123%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10 −890%	99 +890%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −2080%	109 +2080%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −1125%	196 +1125%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1380%	70−75 +1380%
Far Cry 5	22 −509%	130−140 +509%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −631%	117 +631%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1183%	231 +1183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1322%	120−130 +1322%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −2175%	91 +2175%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1200%	75−80 +1200%
Hitman 3	9−10 −1322%	128 +1322%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −375%	38 +375%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −2133%	67 +2133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1000%	55 +1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −1600%	85 +1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −838%	122 +838%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3 −2167%	68 +2167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −1550%	66 +1550%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −1575%	134 +1575%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%
Far Cry 5	10 −720%	80−85 +720%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 −226%	101 +226%
Forza Horizon 4	14 −1057%	162 +1057%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −1700%	54 +1700%