NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 is a desktop graphics card of the upper middle class . It is based on the GM206 Maxwell chip that is produced in 28nm. The GTX960 offers 1024 shader cores, 64 TMUs and 32 ROPs (no deactivated units of the chip). The graphics memory is usually 2 or 4 GB GDDR5 (7 GHz effective clock) connected with a 128 Bit interface.
On average the gaming performance is on a level with the AMD Radeon R9 280 and R9 285. Compared to laptop graphics cards, the 960 is slightly faster than a mobile Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M . The 970M offers more shader cores, but at a lower clock speed. The similar named GeForce GTX 960M for notebooks offers only 640 shader cores and a slightly lower core clock. The performance of the GTX 960 should be suffice for most games in full HD resolution. In our benchmarks only GTA 5 and The Witcher 3 achieved below 30 fps on average (see below for detailed benchmarks).
The GM206 supports CUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX, GeForce Experience, Surround, GameStream, GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive Vertical Sync / G-SYNC, SLI, DSR, MFAA and Virtual Reality latency improvements. The GTX 960 also includes a H.265 capable de- and encoder as a first.
The power consumption of the GTX 960 on the desktop without load is around 10 Watt and on a similar level to the AMD counterparts. During gaming the 960 reaches around 85-100 Watt (depending on the model) which is a lot less than e.g. the Radeon R9 285 (around 170 Watt) - source tomshardware.com
GeForce GTX 900 Series Codename GM206 Architecture Maxwell Pipelines 1024 - unified Core Speed 1127 - 1178 (Boost) MHz Memory Speed 3500 MHz Memory Bus Width 128 Bit Memory Type GDDR5 Max. Amount of Memory 4 GB Shared Memory no API DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.4 Power Consumption 120 Watt Transistor Count 2.9 Billion technology 28 nm Features CUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX, GeForce Experience, Surround, GameStream, GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive Vertical Sync, G-SYNC, SLI, H.265 Decoder/Encoder Date of Announcement 22.01.2015 Link to Manufacturer Page www.geforce.com
Benchmarks Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
3.6 pt (11%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
310860 Points (35%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
240789 Points (31%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 16785 avg: 19250 median: 19250 (21%) max: 21715 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 49088 avg: 49918 median: 49917.5 (13%) max: 50747 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 6547 avg: 6699 median: 6698.5 (12%) max: 6850 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 7912 avg: 7916 median: 7915.5 (9%) max: 7919 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 284250 avg: 305784 median: 305784 (37%) max: 327317 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 9571 avg: 9876 median: 9875.5 (14%) max: 10180 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 10683 avg: 10768 median: 10767.5 (9%) max: 10852 Points
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3DMark Vantage 3DM Vant. Perf. total + 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
30751 Points (9%)
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
32171 Points (18%)
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
32987 Points (43%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) E3-1230 v3 GeForce GTX 960 1404 / 3504 MHz 4 GB 16 GB 32987
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SPECviewperf 12 specvp12 sw-03 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
39.2 fps (10%)
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specvp12 snx-02 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
4.6 fps (1%)
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specvp12 showcase-01 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
37.2 fps (8%)
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specvp12 mediacal-01 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
22.3 fps (6%)
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specvp12 maya-04 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
66 fps (18%)
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specvp12 energy-01 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
0.9 fps (1%)
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specvp12 creo-01 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
25.4 fps (10%)
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specvp12 catia-04 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
35 fps (6%)
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 6776 avg: 6784 median: 6783.5 (5%) max: 6791 points
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 66.3 avg: 67.6 median: 67.6 (23%) max: 68.8 fps
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Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 119.8 avg: 120 median: 120 (7%) max: 120.1 fps
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
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GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
194.8 fps (4%)
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
264.3 fps (15%)
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
526 fps (4%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
1179 Samples/s (5%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
1836 Samples/s (3%)
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
5743 points (6%)
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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low med. high ultra QHD 4K Mirror's Edge Catalyst 159.9 111.8 55.7 50 17.1 Overwatch 266.7 206.6 115.7 66.9 38.6 Doom 142.8 126.8 74 68 21.6 Need for Speed 2016 118.2 104.6 68.8 51.6 21.4 Hitman 2016 73.3 71.6 37.1 36 18.7 The Division 122.6 91.7 45 33.9 16.6 Far Cry Primal 115 60 53 37 16 XCOM 2 90 56.9 35.6 16.7 Rise of the Tomb Raider 112.6 71.3 43.7 36.1 17 Rainbow Six Siege 248.5 163.6 90.2 64.5 27.2 Just Cause 3 98 94.1 60.3 52.6 21.6 Star Wars Battlefront 196.9 144.9 70.1 60.8 21.2 Assassin's Creed Syndicate 82.3 70.3 47.3 18.9 16.5 Fallout 4 163.6 103.4 56.7 44.8 18.5 Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 146.2 117.3 63.6 55.8 20.4 Anno 2205 175.2 124.7 57 20.6 20.9 FIFA 16 72 World of Warships 183.9 147.9 125.3 110.8 36.4 Metal Gear Solid V 59.9 59.9 59.9 59.9 28.2 Mad Max 172.4 89.2 80.5 27.6 Batman: Arkham Knight 97 88 56 37 18 The Witcher 3 142.8 86.6 49.8 27.7 Dirt Rally 441.4 180.3 130.9 61.3 47.1 GTA V 147.3 146.1 69.8 28.3 Battlefield Hardline 163.1 157.2 95.8 58.3 Evolve 159.4 117.9 65.6 57.1 Dragon Age: Inquisition 125.7 109.4 58.4 38.6 Far Cry 4 113.6 112.2 65.8 50.4 Assassin's Creed Unity 97.1 75.8 47.4 21.3 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare 229.9 139.3 94.6 55.3 Civilization: Beyond Earth 167.8 131 90.9 77.1 F1 2014 117 118 118 114 Ryse: Son of Rome 67.1 64.9 54 49.2 Alien: Isolation 275 217 113.3 80.9 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 194.7 131.8 71.8 48.6 Fifa 15 332.8 259.7 210.6 103.3 Sims 4 178.8 141.3 107 98.3 GRID: Autosport 327.5 173.4 149.1 85.5 Watch Dogs 89.7 76.4 52.8 34.4 Thief 108.6 100.9 91 50.6 Battlefield 4 198.8 193.2 147.5 58 Dota 2 118.4 117.9 116.9 Metro: Last Light 111.2 106.4 95.9 56.8 BioShock Infinite 279.2 208.9 185.4 75.8 Tomb Raider 484.4 301.2 187.5 89.1 Crysis 3 139.7 123.9 91.7 36.1 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 16 27 2 22 20 16 21 7 6 23 15 1 17 3 2
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