NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
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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
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti is a mid-range desktop graphics card that was announced early 2014. It is based on the first generation of the Maxwell architecture, namely the GM107 chip. Maxwell sets its focus on energy efficiency and was able to outperform the predecessor Kepler and AMD chips in similar performance regions. The GTX 750 Ti supports DirectX 11.2 but only feature level 11_0.
The GeForce GTX 750 Ti is comparable to the Nvidia Geforce GTX 860M for laptops that features the same chip with slightly slower clock rates and therefore also performance.
The 3D performance lies between the Radeon R7 260X and R7 265X from AMD or between the GTX 750 and GTX 660 from Nvidia. In our tests, the 750 Ti was not able to achieve playable framerates in demanding games and highest settings in 1920x1080 (see benchmarks below).
The power consumption as already mentioned is a strong suite for the GTX 750 Ti and it excels the e.g. slightly slower Radeon R7 260X by a great margin (gaming).
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| Codename | GM206 | GM107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Maxwell | Maxwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 1024 - unified | 640 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 1127 - 1178 (Boost) MHz | 1020 - 1085 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 3500 MHz | 2700 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | 2048 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.4 | DirectX 11.2, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 120 Watt | 60 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 2.9 Billion | 1.9 Billion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 28 nm | 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 | 3D Vision, PhysX, CUDA, GPU Boost 2.0, GeForce Experience, Adaptive VSync | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 22.01.2015 | 18.02.2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.geforce.com | www.nvidia.de |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 → 100% n=9
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti → 66% n=9
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
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.
Overwatch
2016
Doom
2016
Need for Speed 2016
2016
Hitman 2016
2016
The Division
2016
Far Cry Primal
2016
XCOM 2
2016
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
Just Cause 3
2015
Fallout 4
2015
Anno 2205
2015
World of Warships
2015
Metal Gear Solid V
2015
Mad Max
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
Dirt Rally
2015
GTA V
2015
Battlefield Hardline
2015
Evolve
2015
Far Cry 4
2014
F1 2014
2014
The Evil Within
2014
Ryse: Son of Rome
2014
Alien: Isolation
2014
Fifa 15
2014
Sims 4
2014
Risen 3: Titan Lords
2014
GRID: Autosport
2014
Watch Dogs
2014
Thief
2014
Call of Duty: Ghosts
2013
Battlefield 4
2013
Saints Row IV
2013
Dota 2
2013
GRID 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Crysis 3
2013
Far Cry 3
2012
Hitman: Absolution
2012
Guild Wars 2
2012Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti → 73%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 61%
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti | |||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | 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 | 133 | 130 | 125 | 98 | ||||||
| Ryse: Son of Rome | 67.1 | 64.9 | 54 | 49.2 | 77.4 | 53.5 | 25.7 | 23.8 | ||||||
| Alien: Isolation | 275 | 217 | 113.3 | 80.9 | 196.3 | 129 | 65 | 46.2 | ||||||
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 194.7 | 131.8 | 71.8 | 48.6 | 126.4 | 76.4 | 43.4 | 29.2 | ||||||
| Fifa 15 | 332.8 | 259.7 | 210.6 | 103.3 | 253.2 | 178.1 | 134.8 | |||||||
| Sims 4 | 178.8 | 141.3 | 107 | 98.3 | 172.5 | 94.8 | 71.9 | 63 | ||||||
| GRID: Autosport | 327.5 | 173.4 | 149.1 | 85.5 | 262.4 | 153.6 | 100.1 | 52.6 | ||||||
| Watch Dogs | 89.7 | 76.4 | 52.8 | 34.4 | 85.7 | 72.4 | 29.4 | |||||||
| Thief | 108.6 | 100.9 | 91 | 50.6 | 91.9 | 63.2 | 53.4 | 27.6 | ||||||
| Battlefield 4 | 198.8 | 193.2 | 147.5 | 58 | 162.3 | 116.3 | 81.8 | 33.3 | ||||||
| Dota 2 | 118.4 | 117.9 | 116.9 | 119.9 | 119.6 | 100.2 | ||||||||
| Metro: Last Light | 111.2 | 106.4 | 95.9 | 56.8 | 123.6 | 103 | 58.8 | 30.9 | ||||||
| BioShock Infinite | 279.2 | 208.9 | 185.4 | 75.8 | 233.3 | 140 | 122.2 | 46.7 | ||||||
| Tomb Raider | 484.4 | 301.2 | 187.5 | 89.1 | 347.4 | 179.3 | 109.9 | 49.5 | ||||||
| Crysis 3 | 139.7 | 123.9 | 91.7 | 36.1 | 133.8 | 81.9 | 54.3 | 20.4 | ||||||
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti | |||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 16 27 | 2 22 20 | 16 21 7 | 6 23 15 1 | | 17 3 2 | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 4 11 | 1 8 5 | 2 4 5 3 | 4 6 3 1 | | |
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