Nvidia Geforce GTX 965M 'Maxwell Mobility' GPU Spotted in Driver Updates

The folks over at Videocardz.com have spotted an interesting item in the recent update of Nvidia drivers: the GTX 965M (Mobility Geforce) GPU. Since the GPU will be recognized after the 344.77 driver update, it ways that the silicon has been more or less finalized, mark the cadre as a GM204 or a GM107 (in all probability).

Nvidia-Maxwell-Notebook-Presentation-2 A slide from Nvidia's Maxwell Mobility Printing Deck @ Nvidia Public Domain

Nvidia Geforce GTX 965M (probably) Maxwell Mobility spotted amidst Geforce 344.77 commuter update

The nomenclature of the leaked menu puts it ahead of the GTX 960M while behind the GTX 970M; out of which, only the latter has been released. Information technology is possible that the GTX 960M is based on an older Kepler rebrand or even, that the GPU isn't coming at all. Either ways, the fact that in that location are more Maxwell GPUs entering is interesting news for mobility fans. Maxwell's efficient architecture would brand it very ideal for laptop atmospheric condition especially if you are talking near a midrange GPU such every bit the GTX 965M, whose power consumption should be pretty low comparatively. Here is the relevant clause from the update:

NVIDIA_DEV.139B = "NVIDIA N16P-GX"
NVIDIA_DEV.13D9 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M"

The reason I would not get with any other core like the GM206 or GM208 is because neither of these cores have even been heard of so far. Zauba.com, the aircraft database, is 1 of the almost reliable ways to check if a GPU has actually taped out and and then far there is no sign of any GM206 or GM208. On the other mitt, all contempo Nvidia cores ranging from the GK210, to GM204 and even the large maxwell GM200 are present. Interestingly nosotros have been expecting the GTX 960M for a long fourth dimension and also the GTX 975M. However, it seems similar we are only getting the GTX 960M and the GTX 965M.

It also seems like Nvidia is getting ready to run the Maxwell 28nm node for a practiced year or two at present. The ideal case would accept been to motility to 16nm FinFET+ before recycling a generation continuously but I approximate second generation Maxwell is better than kepler any twenty-four hour period. Also, so far the but competition AMD has provided is with the Mobility Tonga GPU M295X, which hasn't been officially released yet merely can be found in Apple iMac devices. Lets just hope it isn't a Kepler rebrand at whatsoever charge per unit.