Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs GeForce GTX 965M

Place in the ranking	457	87
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	40.83
Power efficiency	13.64	13.16
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	GM206S	Navi 10
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2016 (9 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1024	2560
Core clock speed	944 MHz	1680 MHz
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	1980 MHz
Number of transistors	2,940 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	73.60	316.8
Floating-point processing power	2.355 TFLOPS	10.14 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	64	160

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	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	448.0 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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

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	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.7	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.2.131
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 965M 9.91

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 43.02
+334%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 965M 3810

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 16538
+334%

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	45 −322%	190−200 +322%
1440p	26 −323%	110−120 +323%
4K	22 −332%	95−100 +332%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.36
1440p	no data	4.08
4K	no data	4.73

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −317%	75−80 +317%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −321%	80−85 +321%
Elden Ring	27−30 −329%	120−130 +329%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	36 −317%	150−160 +317%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −317%	75−80 +317%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −321%	80−85 +321%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −310%	160−170 +310%
Metro Exodus	38 −321%	160−170 +321%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 −322%	190−200 +322%
Valorant	35−40 −332%	160−170 +332%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40 −325%	170−180 +325%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −317%	75−80 +317%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −321%	80−85 +321%
Dota 2	28 −329%	120−130 +329%
Elden Ring	27−30 −329%	120−130 +329%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −315%	170−180 +315%
Fortnite	59 −324%	250−260 +324%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −310%	160−170 +310%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −329%	150−160 +329%
Metro Exodus	23 −313%	95−100 +313%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	41 −315%	170−180 +315%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −323%	110−120 +323%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 −324%	140−150 +324%
Valorant	35−40 −332%	160−170 +332%
World of Tanks	140−150 −320%	600−650 +320%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	19 −321%	80−85 +321%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −317%	75−80 +317%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −321%	80−85 +321%
Dota 2	77 −290%	300−310 +290%
Far Cry 5	49 −329%	210−220 +329%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −310%	160−170 +310%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	23 −313%	95−100 +313%
Valorant	35−40 −332%	160−170 +332%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 −317%	50−55 +317%
Elden Ring	14−16 −329%	60−65 +329%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −326%	200−210 +326%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
World of Tanks	70−75 −323%	300−310 +323%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −321%	80−85 +321%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −300%	40−45 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −329%	90−95 +329%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −332%	95−100 +332%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −321%	80−85 +321%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −317%	50−55 +317%
Valorant	24−27 −300%	100−105 +300%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Dota 2	20−22 −325%	85−90 +325%
Elden Ring	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −325%	85−90 +325%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −314%	120−130 +314%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −325%	85−90 +325%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −289%	35−40 +289%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Dota 2	44 −332%	190−200 +332%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −317%	50−55 +317%
Fortnite	10−11 −300%	40−45 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −317%	50−55 +317%
Valorant	10−11 −300%	40−45 +300%

This is how GTX 965M and RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary compete in popular games:

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 322% faster in 1080p
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 323% faster in 1440p
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 332% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.91	43.02
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has a 334.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 965M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 965M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is a desktop one.

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