GeForce GT 650M SLI vs GTX 960M

Place in the ranking	490	627
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.01	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GM107	N13E-GE
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	22 March 2012 (12 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	640	768
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	790 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	835 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	47.04	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.505 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	40	no data

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	medium sized	medium sized
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
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	4 GB	2x2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	no data
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 outputs	no data
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	+
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	-
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

GTX 960M 8.76
+72.1%

GT 650M SLI 5.09

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.

GTX 960M 5278
+46.7%

GT 650M SLI 3597

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 960M 56
+56.8%

GT 650M SLI 36

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:

900p	95 +20.3%	79 −20.3%
Full HD	34 −41.2%	48 +41.2%
1440p	15 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
4K	14 +75%	8−9 −75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
+55.6%

9−10

−55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Battlefield 5	30 +131%	12−14 −131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	28 +155%	10−12 −155%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 +121%	14−16 −121%
Forza Horizon 4	84 +163%	30−35 −163%
Hitman 3	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +51.5%	30−35 −51.5%
Metro Exodus	31 +158%	12−14 −158%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	48 +167%	18−20 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +25.5%	45−50 −25.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +121%	14−16 −121%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Battlefield 5	23 +76.9%	12−14 −76.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	24 +118%	10−12 −118%
Far Cry New Dawn	23 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Forza Horizon 4	71 +122%	30−35 −122%
Hitman 3	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +51.5%	30−35 −51.5%
Metro Exodus	26 +117%	12−14 −117%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	73 +306%	18−20 −306%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +25.5%	45−50 −25.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	18 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Forza Horizon 4	25 −28%	30−35 +28%
Hitman 3	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +51.5%	30−35 −51.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +25.5%	45−50 −25.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+71.4%

14−16

−71.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	15 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	10 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	45 +275%	12−14 −275%
Hitman 3	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Metro Exodus	15 +400%	3−4 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +75%	30−35 −75%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+66.7%

9−10

−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	7 +133%	3−4 −133%
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
Metro Exodus	8 +300%	2−3 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 +900%	1−2 −900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+50%

6−7

−50%

This is how GTX 960M and GT 650M SLI compete in popular games:

GTX 960M is 20% faster in 900p
GT 650M SLI is 41% faster in 1080p
GTX 960M is 88% faster in 1440p
GTX 960M is 75% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960M is 900% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 650M SLI is 29% faster.

All in all, in popular games: