How come more laptops don't use the GTX 965m?

[Lotus]

There's a massive performance jump from the GTX 960m to the GTX 965m, almost double, yet the TDP is only 5W more. I would think this would make the GTX 965m the ultimate go-to laptop GPU from a price to performance standpoint, but yet I don't see it included in price to performance laptops. Hell, the Dell Inspiron i7559 which is poised to be the go-to "budget" gaming laptop is using the GTX 960m despite it having a real 4 core CPU instead of some budget U series power saving CPU. It seems like such a wasted opportunity. What am I missing? Does NVidia's pricing structure for OEM's make the 965m unattractive? Is this half-step up from the GTX 960m such a huge price increase?

[PlayStation 2]

Probably. I believe the 965m might just be a GTX 950 rebrand.

[manikyath]

because more and more manufacturers skimp everywhere they can... i still dont know what posessed acer to lock down their machines to windows only...

[ZetZet]

970m sounds cooler

[Khajiit Dealer]

Most people only know about the 10 structure of Nvidia GPUs, such as the 950,960,970, etc. A 965 doesn't sound right.

[Blucyrik]

It could also be due to demand of the GTX 965m chip itself, it might not be available due to how many they can actually produce.

[Paralectic]

That's disgusting! I'm sure as hell not going to buy from them for that reason.

Everyone does it, everything is about making money.

[don_svetlio]

5W for a laptop can make a world of difference. And you need to factor in chip binning - average TDP means a highly binned 960M or 860M (same GPU core) can use as much as 15W less than a 965M

[exercutor5]

There's a massive performance jump from the GTX 960m to the GTX 965m, almost double, yet the TDP is only 5W more. I would think this would make the GTX 965m the ultimate go-to laptop GPU from a price to performance standpoint, but yet I don't see it included in price to performance laptops. Hell, the Dell Inspiron i7559 which is poised to be the go-to "budget" gaming laptop is using the GTX 960m despite it having a real 4 core CPU instead of some budget U series power saving CPU. It seems like such a wasted opportunity. What am I missing? Does NVidia's pricing structure for OEM's make the 965m unattractive? Is this half-step up from the GTX 960m such a huge price increase?

 

http://www.sagernotebook.com/Notebook-NP7258.html

 

Here's a laptop with the new variant of the 965M.

[Lotus]

http://www.sagernotebook.com/Notebook-NP7258.html

 

Here's a laptop with the new variant of the 965M.

For over a grand, and with a bunch of non-budget conscious stuff thrown in. For that price you're only a tiny bit away from a GTX 970m.