NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 videocard review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

GeForce GTX 960 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 22 January 2015. At the time of release, the videocard cost $199. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on Maxwell 2.0 microarchitecture codenamed GM206.

Core clock speed - 1127 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1178 MHz. Texture fill rate - 72 billion / sec. Pipelines - 1024. Floating-point performance - 2,413 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 2,940 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 120 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 128 Bit. Memory clock speed - 7.0 GB/s. Memory bandwidth - 112 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38719
6065
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1305
675
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
352097
18323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
73.733 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
792.440 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
4.888 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
461.690 Frames/s
35.338 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
200.825 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
7218 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3691 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3335 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
7218.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3691.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3335.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36541
2283
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 6065
PassMark - G2D Mark 675
Geekbench - OpenCL 18323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 73.733 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 792.440 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 4.888 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 35.338 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 200.825 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 7218 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3691 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3335 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 7218.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3691.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3335.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2283

Games performance

1. Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)
2. Overwatch (2016)
3. Doom (2016)
4. Hitman 2016 (2016)
5. The Division (2016)
6. Far Cry Primal (2016)
7. XCOM 2 (2016)
8. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
9. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
10. Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
11. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
12. Fallout 4 (2015)
13. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
14. Anno 2205 (2015)
15. World of Warships (2015)
16. The Witcher 3 (2015)
17. Dirt Rally (2015)
18. GTA V (2015)
19. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
20. Far Cry 4 (2014)
21. Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
22. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
23. Alien: Isolation (2014)
24. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
25. Sims 4 (2014)
26. Thief (2014)
27. Battlefield 4 (2013)
28. Metro: Last Light (2013)
29. BioShock Infinite (2013)
30. Tomb Raider (2013)
31. Crysis 3 (2013)

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x720159.90
Medium, 1366x768111.80
High, 1920x108055.70
Ultra, 1920x108050.00
4K, 3840x216017.10

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x720266.70
Medium, 1366x768206.60
High, 1920x1080115.70
Ultra, 1920x108066.90
4K, 3840x216038.60

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x720142.80
Medium, 1366x768126.80
High, 1920x108074.00
Ultra, 1920x108068.00
4K, 3840x216021.60

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x72073.30
Medium, 1366x76871.60
High, 1920x108037.10
Ultra, 1920x108036.00
4K, 3840x216018.70

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x720122.60
Medium, 1366x76891.70
High, 1920x108045.00
Ultra, 1920x108033.90
4K, 3840x216016.60

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x720115.00
Medium, 1920x108060.00
High, 1920x108053.00
Ultra, 1920x108037.00
4K, 3840x216016.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72090.00
Medium, 1920x108056.90
High, 1920x108035.60
Ultra, 1920x108016.70

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768112.60
Medium, 1366x76871.30
High, 1920x108043.70
Ultra, 1920x108036.10
4K, 3840x216017.00

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x768248.50
Medium, 1366x768163.60
High, 1920x108090.20
Ultra, 1920x108064.50
4K, 3840x216027.20

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x76882.30
Medium, 1366x76870.30
High, 1920x108047.30
Ultra, 1920x108018.90
4K, 3840x216016.50

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x768196.90
Medium, 1366x768144.90
High, 1920x108070.10
Ultra, 1920x108060.80
4K, 3840x216021.20

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x720163.60
Medium, 1366x768103.40
High, 1920x108056.70
Ultra, 1920x108044.80
4K, 3840x216018.50

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768146.20
Medium, 1366x768117.30
High, 1920x108063.60
Ultra, 1920x108055.80
4K, 3840x216020.40

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x768175.20
Medium, 1366x768124.70
High, 1920x108057.00
Ultra, 1920x108020.60
4K, 3840x216020.90

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x768183.90
Medium, 1366x768147.90
High, 1920x1080125.30
Ultra, 1920x108036.40
4K, 3840 x 216036.40

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768142.80
Medium, 1366x76886.60
High, 1920x108049.80
Ultra, 1920x108027.70

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768441.40
Medium, 1366x768180.30
High, 1920x1080130.90
Ultra, 1920x108061.30
4K, 3840x216047.10

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768147.30
Medium, 1366x768146.10
High, 1920x108069.80
Ultra, 1920x108028.30

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x768125.70
Medium, 1366x768109.40
High, 1920x108058.40
Ultra, 1920x108038.60

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768113.60
Medium, 1366x768112.20
High, 1920x108065.80
Ultra, 1920x108050.40

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x76897.10
Medium, 1366x76875.80
High, 1920x108047.40
Ultra, 1920x108021.30

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x768229.90
Medium, 1366x768139.30
High, 1920x108094.60
Ultra, 1920x108055.30

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x768275.00
Medium, 1366x768217.00
High, 1920x1080113.30
Ultra, 1920x108080.90

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x720194.70
Medium, 1344x756131.80
High, 1920x108071.80
Ultra, 1920x108048.60

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768178.80
Medium, 1366x768141.30
High, 1920x1080107.00
Ultra, 1920x108098.30

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x768108.60
Medium, 1366x768100.90
High, 1366x76891.00
Ultra, 1920x108050.60

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768198.80
Medium, 1366x768193.20
High, 1366x768147.50
Ultra, 1920x108058.00

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768111.20
Medium, 1366x768106.40
High, 1366x76895.90
Ultra, 1920x108056.80

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720279.20
Medium, 1366x768208.90
High, 1366x768185.40
Ultra, 1920x108075.80

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768484.40
Medium, 1366x768301.20
High, 1366x768187.50
Ultra, 1920x108089.10

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768139.70
Medium, 1366x768123.90
High, 1366x76891.70
Ultra, 1920x108036.10

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture Maxwell 2.0
Code name GM206
Launch date 22 January 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $199
Place in performance rating 496
Price now $229.99
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 34.63

Technical info
Boost clock speed 1178 MHz
Core clock speed 1127 MHz
CUDA cores 1024
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 1024
Texture fill rate 72 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt
Transistor count 2,940 million

Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Display Connectors Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
SLI options 2x
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins

API support
DirectX 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.4
Vulkan

Memory
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost

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