GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs GTX 765M SLI

Place in the ranking	432	239
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.66	13.45
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	no data	GP106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2013 (11 years ago)	26 December 2017 (6 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 cores	1536	1280
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1709 MHz
Number of transistors	2x 2540 Million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	136.7
Floating-point processing power	no data	4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	40
TMUs	no data	80

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 size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	250 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x 2 GB	5 GB
Memory bus width	2x 128 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	160.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	no data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.2.131
CUDA	+	6.1

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

−106%

140−150
+106%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−119%

35−40
+119%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −112%	70−75 +112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −111%	150−160 +111%
Hitman 3	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −107%	120−130 +107%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −106%	70−75 +106%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −114%	75−80 +114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −115%	140−150 +115%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −112%	70−75 +112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −111%	150−160 +111%
Hitman 3	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −107%	120−130 +107%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −106%	70−75 +106%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −114%	75−80 +114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −114%	60−65 +114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −115%	140−150 +115%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −111%	150−160 +111%
Hitman 3	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −107%	120−130 +107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −114%	75−80 +114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −114%	60−65 +114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −115%	140−150 +115%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−117%

65−70
+117%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Hitman 3	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −109%	140−150 +109%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−94.4%

35−40
+94.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Hitman 3	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−110%

21−24
+110%

This is how GTX 765M SLI and GTX 1060 5 GB compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 5 GB is 106% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.73	23.54
Recency	30 May 2013	26 December 2017
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	120 Watt

GTX 1060 5 GB has a 119.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 765M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 765M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.