Radeon 880M vs GeForce GTX 965M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 965M SLI with Radeon 880M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 965M SLI
2015
2x 4 GB GDDR5
17.20

Radeon 880M outperforms GTX 965M SLI by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking315256
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameno dataStrix Point
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 January 2015 (9 years ago)July 2024 (recently)

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 cores2048768
Core clock speed924 MHzno data
Boost clock speed950 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data139.2

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed5000 MHzSystem Shared
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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA+-

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 HD71
+115%
33
−115%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−22.8%
70−75
+22.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−17%
55−60
+17%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−18.2%
130−140
+18.2%
Hitman 3 30−35
+725%
4−5
−725%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+975%
8−9
−975%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−18.6%
70−75
+18.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−17%
55−60
+17%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+1325%
4−5
−1325%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+204%
27−30
−204%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−22.8%
70−75
+22.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−17%
55−60
+17%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−18.2%
130−140
+18.2%
Hitman 3 30−35
+725%
4−5
−725%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+975%
8−9
−975%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−18.6%
70−75
+18.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−17%
55−60
+17%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+1325%
4−5
−1325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+344%
9−10
−344%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+204%
27−30
−204%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−18.2%
130−140
+18.2%
Hitman 3 30−35
+725%
4−5
−725%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+975%
8−9
−975%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+1325%
4−5
−1325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+344%
9−10
−344%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−17.6%
100−105
+17.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−17%
55−60
+17%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−17%
110−120
+17%
Hitman 3 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−15.4%
120−130
+15.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−12.4%
100−105
+12.4%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%

This is how GTX 965M SLI and Radeon 880M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 965M SLI is 115% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 965M SLI is 1650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 965M SLI surpassed Radeon 880M in all 23 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.20 21.16
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

Radeon 880M has a 23% higher aggregate performance score, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 965M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 965M SLI is a notebook card while Radeon 880M is a desktop one.


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