Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid vs GeForce GTX 965M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 517 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.23 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | GM206S | Vega 10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2016 (10 years ago) | 8 August 2017 (8 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 | 1024 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 944 MHz | 1406 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | 1677 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 73.60 | 429.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.355 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 64 | 256 |
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 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 | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | 1890 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 483.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip 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 and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12.0 |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
RX Vega 64 Liquid has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 965M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid is a desktop one.
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