NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 videocard review
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 |
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PassMark G2D Mark |
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Geekbench OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Face Detection |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Ocean Surface Simulation |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop T-Rex |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Video Composition |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Bitcoin Mining |
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GFXBench 4.0 Car Chase Offscreen |
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GFXBench 4.0 Manhattan |
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GFXBench 4.0 T-Rex |
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GFXBench 4.0 Car Chase Offscreen |
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GFXBench 4.0 Manhattan |
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GFXBench 4.0 T-Rex |
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3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score |
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Name | Value |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 6084 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 673 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 18664 |
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 | 2284 |
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)
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)
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, 1280x720 | 159.90 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 111.80 |
High, 1920x1080 | 55.70 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 50.00 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 17.10 |
Overwatch (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 266.70 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 206.60 |
High, 1920x1080 | 115.70 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 66.90 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 38.60 |
Doom (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 142.80 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 126.80 |
High, 1920x1080 | 74.00 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 68.00 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 21.60 |
Hitman 2016 (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 73.30 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 71.60 |
High, 1920x1080 | 37.10 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 36.00 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 18.70 |
The Division (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 122.60 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 91.70 |
High, 1920x1080 | 45.00 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 33.90 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 16.60 |
Far Cry Primal (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 115.00 |
Medium, 1920x1080 | 60.00 |
High, 1920x1080 | 53.00 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 37.00 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 16.00 |
XCOM 2 (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 90.00 |
Medium, 1920x1080 | 56.90 |
High, 1920x1080 | 35.60 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 16.70 |
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
Low, 1024x768 | 112.60 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 71.30 |
High, 1920x1080 | 43.70 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 36.10 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 17.00 |
Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 248.50 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 163.60 |
High, 1920x1080 | 90.20 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 64.50 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 27.20 |
Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 82.30 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 70.30 |
High, 1920x1080 | 47.30 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 18.90 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 16.50 |
Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 196.90 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 144.90 |
High, 1920x1080 | 70.10 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 60.80 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 21.20 |
Fallout 4 (2015)
Low, 1280x720 | 163.60 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 103.40 |
High, 1920x1080 | 56.70 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 44.80 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 18.50 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 146.20 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 117.30 |
High, 1920x1080 | 63.60 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 55.80 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 20.40 |
Anno 2205 (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 175.20 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 124.70 |
High, 1920x1080 | 57.00 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 20.60 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 20.90 |
World of Warships (2015)
Low, 1366x768 | 183.90 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 147.90 |
High, 1920x1080 | 125.30 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 36.40 |
4K, 3840 x 2160 | 36.40 |
The Witcher 3 (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 142.80 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 86.60 |
High, 1920x1080 | 49.80 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 27.70 |
Dirt Rally (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 441.40 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 180.30 |
High, 1920x1080 | 130.90 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 61.30 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 47.10 |
GTA V (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 147.30 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 146.10 |
High, 1920x1080 | 69.80 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 28.30 |
Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 125.70 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 109.40 |
High, 1920x1080 | 58.40 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 38.60 |
Far Cry 4 (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 113.60 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 112.20 |
High, 1920x1080 | 65.80 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 50.40 |
Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 97.10 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 75.80 |
High, 1920x1080 | 47.40 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 21.30 |
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 229.90 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 139.30 |
High, 1920x1080 | 94.60 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 55.30 |
Alien: Isolation (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 275.00 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 217.00 |
High, 1920x1080 | 113.30 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 80.90 |
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
Low, 1280x720 | 194.70 |
Medium, 1344x756 | 131.80 |
High, 1920x1080 | 71.80 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 48.60 |
Sims 4 (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 178.80 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 141.30 |
High, 1920x1080 | 107.00 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 98.30 |
Thief (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 108.60 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 100.90 |
High, 1366x768 | 91.00 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 50.60 |
Battlefield 4 (2013)
Low, 1024x768 | 198.80 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 193.20 |
High, 1366x768 | 147.50 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 58.00 |
Metro: Last Light (2013)
Low, 1024x768 | 111.20 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 106.40 |
High, 1366x768 | 95.90 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 56.80 |
BioShock Infinite (2013)
Low, 1280x720 | 279.20 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 208.90 |
High, 1366x768 | 185.40 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 75.80 |
Tomb Raider (2013)
Low, 1024x768 | 484.40 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 301.20 |
High, 1366x768 | 187.50 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 89.10 |
Crysis 3 (2013)
Low, 1024x768 | 139.70 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 123.90 |
High, 1366x768 | 91.70 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 36.10 |
Specifications (specs)
Essentials |
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Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
Code name | GM206 |
Launch date | 22 January 2015 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $199 |
Place in performance rating | 505 |
Price now | $229.99 |
Type | Desktop |
Value for money (0-100) | 34.63 |
Technical info |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) |
OpenGL | 4.4 |
Vulkan | |
Memory |
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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 |
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CUDA | |
GameStream | |
GameWorks | |
GeForce ShadowPlay | |
GPU Boost |