GeForce GTX 965M vs Radeon RX 560 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	384	423
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	6.19	0.92
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	Polaris 11	N16E-GS, N16E-GR
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	5 January 2017 (7 years old)	5 January 2015 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99.99	no data
Current price	$468 (4.7x MSRP)	$1546

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 560 Mobile has 573% 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	1024
CUDA cores	no data	1024
Core clock speed	1175 MHz	944 MHz
Boost clock speed	1275 MHz	950 / 1151 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	unknown
Texture fill rate	58.97	73.60
Floating-point performance	2,462 gflops	2,355 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 560 Mobile and GeForce GTX 965M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	large
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	80 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	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	no data	+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync	+	no data
GameStream	no data	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	no data	+
GPU Boost	no data	2.0
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_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1
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.

RX 560 Mobile 11.24
+15.3%

GTX 965M 9.75

Radeon RX 560 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 965M by 15% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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%

RX 560 Mobile 8329
+13.8%

GTX 965M 7322

Radeon RX 560 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 965M by 14% 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%

RX 560 Mobile 5738
+3.6%

GTX 965M 5536

Radeon RX 560 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 965M by 4% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 560 Mobile 36528
+5.1%

GTX 965M 34748

Radeon RX 560 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 965M by 5% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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	44 −4.5%	46 +4.5%
1440p	27−30 +8%	25 −8%
4K	36 +71.4%	21 −71.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18
+13.3%

14−16

−13.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −29.2%	31 +29.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −36.8%	52 +36.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +15.4%	24−27 −15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Far Cry 5	35 −8.6%	38 +8.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −26.7%	38 +26.7%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −17.5%	47 +17.5%
Hitman 3	27−30 +16%	24−27 −16%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +15%	20−22 −15%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −29.2%	31 +29.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −13.2%	43 +13.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +15.4%	24−27 −15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Far Cry 5	30 −16.7%	35 +16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −16.7%	35 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −2.5%	41 +2.5%
Hitman 3	27−30 +16%	24−27 −16%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +15%	20−22 −15%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +13.3%	15 −13.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +84.6%	13 −84.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +12.9%	31 −12.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +84.6%	13 −84.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +8.6%	35 −8.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Far Cry 5	27 −18.5%	32 +18.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −6.7%	32 +6.7%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +42.9%	28 −42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 +11.1%	18 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Hitman 3	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +10%	10 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −22.2%	22 +22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Hitman 3	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −44.4%	13 +44.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +100%	3 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −11.1%	10 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −158%	31 +158%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +7.1%	14 −7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

This is how RX 560 Mobile and GTX 965M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

GTX 965M is 4.5% faster than RX 560 Mobile

1440p resolution:

RX 560 Mobile is 8% faster than GTX 965M

4K resolution:

RX 560 Mobile is 71.4% faster than GTX 965M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 560 Mobile is 100% faster than the GTX 965M.
in Far Cry New Dawn, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 965M is 158% faster than the RX 560 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games: