GeForce GTX 965M vs Radeon Pro W5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with GeForce GTX 965M, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020, $399
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
21.34
+130%

Pro W5500 outperforms 965M by a whopping 130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking296513
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.34no data
Power efficiency13.1114.22
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameNavi 14GM206S
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (5 years ago)2016 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores14081024
Core clock speed1187 MHz944 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1150 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate123.273.60
Floating-point processing power3.942 TFLOPS2.355 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8864
L1 Cacheno data384 KB
L2 Cache2 MB1024 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8MXM-A (3.0)
Length267 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

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 Connectors4x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno 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 Boostno data2.0
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 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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.

Pro W5500 21.34
+130%
GTX 965M 9.26

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.

Pro W5500 8923
+130%
Samples: 272
GTX 965M 3872
Samples: 1067

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 HD100−110
+117%
46
−117%
1440p55−60
+120%
25
−120%
4K45−50
+114%
21
−114%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.99no data
1440p7.25no data
4K8.87no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 52
+0%
52
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 46
+0%
46
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Dota 2 84
+0%
84
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Fortnite 34
+0%
34
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 41
+0%
41
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 15
+0%
15
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 38
+0%
38
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+0%
31
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Dota 2 77
+0%
77
+0%
Far Cry 5 32
+0%
32
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 28
+0%
28
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 26
+0%
26
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
+0%
18
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 34
+0%
34
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 19
+0%
19
+0%

4K
High

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

4K
Ultra

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

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4
+0%
4
+0%

This is how Pro W5500 and GTX 965M compete in popular games:

  • Pro W5500 is 117% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W5500 is 120% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W5500 is 114% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.34 9.26
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm

Pro W5500 has a 130.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 965M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 965M is a notebook one.

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