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
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| 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 | 4096 MB |
| Shared Memory | no |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 |
| Transistor Count | 2940 Million |
| 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 | http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-... |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
33 pt (35%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
310860 Points (49%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
240789 Points (33%)
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) 14%
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 16785 avg: 19250 median: 19250 (26%) max: 21715 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 49088 avg: 49918 median: 49917.5 (25%) max: 50747 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 6547 avg: 6699 median: 6698.5 (17%) max: 6850 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 7912 avg: 7916 median: 7915.5 (16%) max: 7919 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 284250 avg: 305784 median: 305784 (41%) max: 327317 Points
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) 6%
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 9571 avg: 9876 median: 9875.5 (23%) max: 10180 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 10683 avg: 10768 median: 10767.5 (18%) max: 10852 Points
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
30751 Points (30%)
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
32171 Points (29%)
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +32987 Points (61%)
| Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
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| 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 |
| MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC | E3-1230 v3 | GeForce GTX 960 1404 / 3504 MHz 4 GB | 16 GB | 32987 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 43%
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
39.2 fps (17%)
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specvp12 snx-02 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
4.6 fps (2%)
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specvp12 showcase-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
37.2 fps (15%)
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specvp12 mediacal-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
22.3 fps (20%)
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specvp12 maya-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
66 fps (28%)
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specvp12 energy-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
0.9 fps (3%)
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specvp12 creo-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
25.4 fps (14%)
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specvp12 catia-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
35 fps (12%)
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 6776 avg: 6784 median: 6783.5 (32%) 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: 66.33 avg: 67.6 median: 67.6 (29%) max: 68.81 fps
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 119.85 avg: 120 median: 120 (34%) max: 120.05 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 (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
526 fps (4%)
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
264 fps (29%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
1179 Samples/s (12%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
1836 Samples/s (6%)
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
5743 points (12%)
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* 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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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 311%
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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 359%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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