NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M SLI

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M SLI is a high-end DirectX 11-compatible graphics solution for laptops, consisting of two GeForce GTX 765M. Each card has a 28nm GK106 core based on the Kepler architecture. The clocks for the SLI-setup are identical to a single GTX 765M. With SLI, each card usually renders a single frame (AFR mode). Therefore, it may suffer from micro stuttering in low fps ranges below 30fps. This happens because of irregular delays between two sequential frames.

Architecture

The Kepler architecture is the successor to the Fermi architecture that first appeared in laptops with the GeForce 400M series. The GK106 Kepler core offers five shader blocks, called SMX, that are clocked at the same speed as the central core. In the GTX 765M, only four blocks are activated (= 768 CUDA-Cores for each 765M). Although the Kepler architecture can utilize more shader cores than a Fermi chip, its shaders can be up to twice as power efficient. However, due to the missing hot clock of the shader domain, two shaders of a Kepler chip are of similar speed to one shader of a Fermi chip (as the latter is clocked twice as fast).

PCIe 3.0 is now supported by the mobile Kepler series and an optional Turbo mode can automatically overclock the Nvidia card by a theoretical 15 percent if the laptop cooling system allows it. The implementation of this boost mode is done in the BIOS, but it is ultimately dependent upon the manufacturer of the laptop.

Performance

The graphics performance of the GeForce GTX 765M SLI is about 70 - 80 percent above a single GTX 765M, making it as fast as a single GeForce GTX 680M. Therefore, most games as of 2013 are playable at the highest detail setting and in FullHD resolution. In many cases it is even possible to activate additional anti-aliasing.

Features

The feature set includes support for up to 4 active displays. Furthermore, high resolution monitors of up to 3840x2160 pixels can now be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a if available. HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.

The 5th generation PureVideo HD video processor (VP5) is also integrated in the GK106 core and offers hardware decoding of HD videos. Common codecs such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 and VC1/WMV9 are fully supported up to 4K resolutions while VC1 and MPEG-4 are supported up to 1080p. Two streams can be decoded in parallel for features such as Picture-in-Picture. Another novelty is the inclusion of a dedicated video encoding engine similar to Intel QuickSync that can be accessed by the NVENC API.

Power consumption

The power consumption of the GeForce GTX 765M SLI should double that of a single 765M at about 120 - 130 W including the boards and memory. Therefore, the dual cards are well-suited for large desktop replacements.

Manufacturer

NVIDIA

GeForce GTX 700M Series

GeForce GTX 780M SLI	3072 @ 0.82 GHz	2x 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 770M SLI	1920 @ 0.81 GHz	2x 192 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GTX 780M	1536 @ 0.82 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 765M SLI	1536 @ 0.85 GHz	2x 128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GTX 775M	1344 @ 0.72 GHz	256 Bit @ 3600 MHz
GeForce GTX 770M	960 @ 0.81 GHz	192 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GTX 765M	768 @ 0.85 GHz	128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GTX 760M	768 @ 0.66 GHz	128 Bit @ 4000 MHz

Architecture

Kepler

Pipelines

1536 - unified

Core Speed

850 MHz

Memory Speed

4000 MHz

Memory Bus Width

2x 128 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Max. Amount of Memory

2x 2048 MB

Shared Memory

DirectX

DirectX 11, Shader 5.0

Transistor Count

2x 2540 Million

technology

28 nm

Features

Optimus, SLI, PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, 3D Vision, 3DTV Play

Notebook Size

large

Date of Announcement

30.05.2013

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy

27.1 pt (28%)

AMD Radeon HD 8180 -95%

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q -15%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti -14%

AMD Radeon R9 M395 -10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti -8%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q -8%

NVIDIA Quadro P3200 -5%

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q -5%

AMD Radeon HD 7970 -4%

NVIDIA Quadro M4000M 0%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M SLI

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q 3%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 4%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Desktop) 10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile 11%

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop) 11%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M SLI 11%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 12%

AMD Radeon R7 370 13%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 14%

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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 252%

100%

3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score

min: 17729 avg: 18130 median: 18129.5 (24%) max: 18530 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics

min: 34968 avg: 35376 median: 35375.5 (17%) max: 35783 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score

min: 4158 avg: 4317 median: 4316.5 (11%) max: 4475 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics

min: 4795 avg: 5073 median: 5073 (10%) max: 5351 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics

min: 253110 avg: 261786 median: 261786 (35%) max: 270461 Points

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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score

min: 7349 avg: 7352 median: 7352 (17%) max: 7355 Points

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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU

min: 7897 avg: 7944 median: 7944 (13%) max: 7991 Points

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AMD Radeon HD 6250 -98%

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NVIDIA Quadro M2200 -7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M -5%

AMD Radeon Pro 560X -4%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile -4%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M -3%

AMD Radeon HD 7970 -2%

AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop) -2%

AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop) 0%

NVIDIA GeForce MX450 0%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M SLI

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 0%

Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1%

NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q 3%

NVIDIA Quadro M3000M 4%

AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop) 5%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 5%

NVIDIA Quadro P2000 6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 6%

AMD Radeon R7 370 7%

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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 644%

100%

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +

3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +

3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +

Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11

min: 66.7 avg: 68.2 median: 68.2 (23%) max: 69.6 fps

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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high

min: 95.3 avg: 95.8 median: 95.8 (18%) max: 96.3 fps

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AMD Radeon HD 7310 -99%

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AMD Radeon RX 5600M -14%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M SLI -14%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M -13%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q -10%

NVIDIA Quadro P2000 -10%

NVIDIA GeForce MX450 -10%

AMD Radeon HD 7870 -9%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX SLI -9%

AMD Radeon R9 M290X -7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M SLI

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 1%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 1%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 4%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q 5%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 6%

AMD Radeon HD 7970 6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 8%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M 9%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M SLI 12%

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NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop) 455%

100%

SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +

specvp11 lightwave-01 +

specvp11 ensight-04 +

specvp11 catia-03 +

Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +

Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +

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Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.