GeForce GT 555M 3 GB vs GTX 765M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 619 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.06 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GK106 | GF106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 24 March 2011 (13 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 | 768 | 144 |
| CUDA cores | 768 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 590 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 863 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,540 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 55.23 | 14.16 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.326 TFLOPS | 0.3398 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 24 |
| TMUs | 64 | 24 |
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 |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| 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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Standard memory configuration | GDDR5 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64.0 GB/s | 43.2 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
| eDP 1.2 signal support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| LVDS signal support | Up to 1920x1200 | no data |
| VGA аnalog display support | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP content protection | + | - |
| 7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | + | - |
| TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu-Ray 3D Support | + | - |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Vision / 3DTV Play | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 May 2013 | 24 March 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 35 Watt |
GTX 765M has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
GT 555M 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 114.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 765M and GeForce GT 555M 3 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 765M is a notebook card while GeForce GT 555M 3 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.
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