NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
VS
Intel HD Graphics 620
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
VS
Intel HD Graphics 620

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI and Intel HD Graphics 620. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
673
Maxwell
Architecture
Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake
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Code name
Kaby Lake GT2
Laptop
Type
Laptop
5 January 2015 (6 years ago)
Release date
30 August 2016 (5 years ago)
$149
Price now
$353
43.04
Value for money
1.44
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GPU code name
Kaby-Lake GT2
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI and Intel HD Graphics 620 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

2048
Pipelines
192
924 MHz
Core clock speed
300 MHz
950 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
2x 5200 Million
Transistor count
189 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
15 Watt
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Texture fill rate
25.20
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Floating-point performance
403.2 gflops
2048
Pipelines / CUDA cores
24
950 MHz
Boost clock speed
1050 MHz
2x 5200 Million
Number of transistors
189 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
15 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI and Intel HD Graphics 620.

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Interface
PCIe 3.0 x1
large
Laptop size
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SLI options
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Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI and Intel HD Graphics 620 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4
2x 4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
32 GB
128 Bit
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
5000 MHz
Memory clock speed
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Shared memory
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Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI and Intel HD Graphics 620, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
No outputs

Technologies

The difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI and Intel HD Graphics 620 is the additional functionality.

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GPU Boost
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CUDA
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GeForce Experience
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Optimus
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GeForce ShadowPlay
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BatteryBoost
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Quick Sync
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI and Intel HD Graphics 620. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
DirectX
12 (12_1)
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OpenGL
4.6
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Vulkan
+
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Shader Model
6.4
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OpenCL
2.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI and Intel HD Graphics 620 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI or Intel HD Graphics 620 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
Intel HD Graphics 620
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
Intel HD Graphics 620
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
Intel HD Graphics 620
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
Intel HD Graphics 620
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
Intel HD Graphics 620
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI

32.04% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($149 vs $353)

More pipelines (2048 vs 192)

Advantages of Intel HD Graphics 620

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (32 GB vs 2x 4 GB)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI or Intel HD Graphics 620?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI versus Intel HD Graphics 620 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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