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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M is an upper mid-range DirectX 11-compatible graphics card for laptops. Compared to the GTX 760M, the 765M offers a higher core clock rate from the same GK106 architecture.

As a novelty, the GeForce 700M series implements GPU Boost 2.0 to automatically overclock the core clock rate. Depending on the cooling headroom provided by the laptop and the application or game, up to 15 % performance gains are possible.

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, four blocks are active for a total of 768 CUDA cores. 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 is clearly above the GTX 660M thanks to the higher amount of shaders. The maximum performance may differ a bit depending on the cooling solution of the laptop due to better utilization of GPU Boost 2.0 on laptops with more effective cooling solutions. In our tests the average performance of the GTX 765M was above the older GTX 670MX. Demanding games like Metro: Last Light, Crysis 3, Far Cry 3 or even SimCity were playable in 1366x768 pixels and high detail settings at fluent frame rates. Older and less demanding games like Star Craft 2 however were playable in Full HD with all settings set to max.

Features
The feature set of the GTX 765M is identical to the GTX 670MX as both are based on the same GK106 core. Therefore the GPU supports 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 GK104 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. Finally, the dedicated video encoding engine called NVENC API similar to Intel QuickSync is integrated in the chip.

The power consumption of the GeForce GTX 765M should be between 50 and 75 Watt (similar to the 660M and 670MX, respectively, according to rumors) and is therefore best suited for large notebooks (15-inches or greater) and desktop replacements.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
GeForce GTX 700M Series
GeForce GTX 780M SLI (compare) 3072 @ 823 MHz2x 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 770M SLI (compare) 1920 @ 811 MHz2x 192 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GTX 780M (compare) 1536 @ 823 MHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 765M SLI (compare) 1536 @ 850 MHz2x 128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GTX 775M (compare) 1344 @ 719 MHz256 Bit @ 3600 MHz
GeForce GTX 770M (compare) 960 @ 811 MHz192 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GTX 765M 768 @ 850 MHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GTX 760M (compare) 768 @ 657 MHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
CodenameN14-GE
ArchitectureKepler
Pipelines768 - unified
Core Speed850 MHz
Memory Speed4000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Transistor Count3540 Million
technology28 nm
FeaturesOptimus, SLI, PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, 3D Vision, 3DTV Play
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement30.05.2013

Benchmarks

3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Graphics 1920x1080
min: 90142     avg: 93188.5     median: 93188.5 (13%)     max: 96235 Points
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
min: 9207     avg: 12195     median: 12408 (25%)     max: 13312 Points
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 16372     avg: 17467.6     median: 17616 (10%)     max: 18494 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
min: 2191     avg: 2479.1     median: 2362 (9%)     max: 4206 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
min: 2301     avg: 2481.3     median: 2479 (6%)     max: 2768 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 73111     avg: 110193     median: 115632 (15%)     max: 155159 Points
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
min: 3953     avg: 4146.1     median: 4083 (14%)     max: 4320 points
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
min: 3565     avg: 3949.5     median: 4019 (8%)     max: 4136 points
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
43937 Points (24%)
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3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
min: 22174     avg: 24437     median: 24437 (52%)     max: 26700 Points
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3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - DX 11, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
min: 34.3     avg: 35.5     median: 35.8 (13%)     max: 36.3 fps
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - OpenGL, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
27.3 fps (16%)
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
min: 44.1     avg: 48.2     median: 49.6 (22%)     max: 50.7 fps
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SPECviewperf 11
Siemens NX 1920x1080 +
Tcvis 1920x1080 +
SolidWorks 1920x1080 +
Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080 +
Maya 1920x1080 +
Lightwave 1920x1080 +
Ensight 1920x1080 +
Catia 1920x1080 +
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +
Ref. Match 64Bit +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 1920x1080 +
T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only
min: 266     avg: 282.7     median: 289 (5%)     max: 293 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only
min: 476     avg: 506.7     median: 517 (5%)     max: 527 Samples/s
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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600
2400 Points (11%)
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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 detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Battlefield Hardline

Battlefield Hardline

2015
low 1024x768
100.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
72.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
34.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
20.7  fps    + Compare
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Evolve

Evolve

2015
low 1024x768
62.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
46.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
24.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
21.8  fps    + Compare
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The Crew

The Crew

2014
low 1280x720
60  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
59.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
30.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Dragon Age: Inquisition

Dragon Age: Inquisition

2014
low 1024x768
77.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
54.5  fps    +