Steam Deck 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 efficiency13.51no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM206SVan Gogh
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2016 (8 years ago)25 February 2022 (2 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 cores1024512
Core clock speed944 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz1600 MHz
Number of transistors2,940 million2,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown15 Watt
Texture fill rate73.6051.20
Floating-point processing power2.355 TFLOPS1.638 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs6432
Ray Tracing Coresno data8

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 data298 mm
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s88 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 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)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
Vulkan1.31.2
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

Steam Deck GPU has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

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

Be aware that GeForce GTX 965M is a notebook card while Steam Deck GPU is a desktop one.


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