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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M is a graphics card released on January 5, 2015, built on the Maxwell architecture. It has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, 80.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth and a 60 W board power rating. It scores 3,880 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_1), OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 1.2.

MaxwellGM204

8/10 key specs recorded · 46 facts

Depth: 35 recorded fields, 9 features, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

n/a

Memory

4 GB

GDDR5 · 128-bit

Boost clock

n/a

Board power

60 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M scores 3,880 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 76.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #648), measured across 1,095 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 347.

PassMark G3D Mark

3,880

Rank #648
Faster than 76.9% of 2,658 GPUs
1,095 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 70 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 68.1% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 16 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 58.1% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 29 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 58.7% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 18 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 51.8% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 1,661 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 61.1% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M averages DirectX 9 70 fps, DirectX 10 16 fps, DirectX 11 29 fps, DirectX 12 18 fps and GPU Compute 1,661 ops/s, across 1,095 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Mobile

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 4 GB

Core clock 944 MHz

Memory clock 1253 MHz

DirectX 12.0

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 60 W

First benchmarked 2015-01-22

Samples 1,095

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 4 GB of memory, a core clock of 944 MHz, DirectX 12.0 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2015-01-22. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Maxwell

Codename GM204

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M is based on the Maxwell architecture and uses the GM204 graphics processor.

Memory

Size 4 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width 128-bit

Bandwidth 80.0 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M is equipped with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 80.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M has a board power rating of 60 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 60 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched January 5, 2015

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GTX

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M was released on January 5, 2015.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 3,880

PassMark G2D 347

Rank #648

Samples 1,095

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_1), OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 1.2.

DirectX 12 (FL 12_1)

OpenGL 4.6

Vulkan 1.3

OpenCL 1.2

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M.

Media engine

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265) and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and VP9. It does not support hardware encode for AV1 and decode for AV1.

NVIDIA NVENC encoder 5th Generation Encoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-encoding engine, used by streaming and capture software; newer generations encode more efficiently.

NVIDIA NVDEC decoder 2nd Generation Decoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-decoding engine; newer generations support more codecs and formats.

Hardware video codec support of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
Codec	Encode	Decode
H.264 (AVC)	Supported4:4:4: Yes	Supported
HEVC (H.265)	Supported4:2:2: No; 4:4:4: No; 10-bit: No; B-frames: No; 8K: No	Supported4:4:4: No
AV1	Not supported	Not supported
VP9	Not stated by the vendor	Supported

supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor

Media engines recorded for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M: NVIDIA NVENC encoder (5th Generation, encoder engines: 1) and NVIDIA NVDEC decoder (2nd Generation, decoder engines: 1).

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GTX 965M, %NVIDIA_DEV.1427.176B.103C% and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M (Mobile).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GTX 965M; %NVIDIA_DEV.1427.176B.103C%; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M (Mobile)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 80.0 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M has a board power rating of 60 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M scores 3,880 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 76.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #648. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 18 fps.

Does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M support AV1 encoding?

No. Feex records AV1 hardware encoding as explicitly not supported on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M released?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M was released on January 5, 2015.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

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Architecture: Maxwell (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GM204 -> Maxwell. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.