NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 8% higher core clock speed: 1127 MHz vs 1046 MHz
Around 9% higher boost clock speed: 1178 MHz vs 1085 MHz
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 230 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6100 vs 5929
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 561
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18663 vs 18011
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 73.733 vs 49.824
Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 200.825 vs 103.884

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 January 2015 vs 30 May 2013
Core clock speed	1127 MHz vs 1046 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz vs 1085 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6100 vs 5929
PassMark - G2D Mark	673 vs 561
Geekbench - OpenCL	18663 vs 18011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	73.733 vs 49.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	200.825 vs 103.884
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3691 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3691 vs 3690

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Around 86% higher texture fill rate: 134 billion / sec vs 72 billion / sec
Around 50% higher pipelines: 1536 vs 1024
Around 38% better floating-point performance: 3,333 gflops vs 2,413 gflops
1001.7x more memory clock speed: 7012 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1089.67 vs 792.44
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 44.06 vs 35.338
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7412 vs 7218
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7412 vs 7218
13.7x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2155 vs 157

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	134 billion / sec vs 72 billion / sec
Pipelines	1536 vs 1024
Floating-point performance	3,333 gflops vs 2,413 gflops
Memory clock speed	7012 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1089.67 vs 792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.899 vs 4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	44.06 vs 35.338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7412 vs 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7412 vs 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340 vs 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2155 vs 157

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6100

5929

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

673

561

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

18663

18011

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

73.733

49.824

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

792.44

1089.67

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.888

4.899

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

35.338

44.06

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

200.825

103.884

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7218

7412

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3691

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3335

3340

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7218

7412

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3691

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3335

3340

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

157

2155

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
PassMark - G3D Mark	6100	5929
PassMark - G2D Mark	673	561
Geekbench - OpenCL	18663	18011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	73.733	49.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	792.44	1089.67
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.888	4.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.338	44.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	200.825	103.884
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7218	7412
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3691	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3335	3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7218	7412
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3691	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3335	3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	157	2155

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	Kepler
Code name	GM206	GK104
Launch date	22 January 2015	30 May 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$399
Place in performance rating	524	525
Price now	$229.99	$449.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	34.63	15.45
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	1085 MHz
Core clock speed	1127 MHz	1046 MHz
CUDA cores	1024	1536
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops	3,333 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1024	1536
Texture fill rate	72 billion / sec	134 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	230 Watt
Transistor count	2,940 million	3,540 million
Maximum GPU temperature		98 °C
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal
Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
G-SYNC support
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt
SLI options	2x
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins	One 8-pin and one 6-pin
Minimum recommended system power		600 Watt
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.3
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB / s	224.3 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	7012 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
Blu Ray 3D
FXAA
PhysX
TXAA