GeForce GTX 770 vs GeForce GTX 960
Summary
GeForce GTX 770
107%
GeForce GTX 960
100%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 770
105%
GeForce GTX 960
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 770 |
| 5% higher gaming performance. |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 960 |
| 110 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 770 . |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 770
The GeForce GTX 770 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (39 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 770 | | GeForce GTX 960 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GK104 (GK104-425-A2) | vs | GM206 (GM206-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 294 mm² | vs | 228 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,540 million | vs | 2,940 million |
| Shaders | 1536 | vs | 1024 |
| Compute Units | 8 | vs | 8 |
| Core clock | 1046 MHz | vs | 1127 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | vs | 64 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 770 | | GeForce GTX 960 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 128 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective | vs | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | vs | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 770 | | GeForce GTX 960 | |
|---|
| TDP | 230 watts | vs | 120 watts |
| Release Date | 30 May 2013 | vs | 22 Jan 2015 |
GeForce GTX 770
33.50 GP/s
GeForce GTX 960
36.10 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 770
134.00 GT/s
GeForce GTX 960
72.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 770
224.00 GB/s
GeForce GTX 960
112.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 770
3213.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 960
2308.10 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 770
11180
GeForce GTX 960
10380
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
GeForce GTX 770
36
GeForce GTX 960
46
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
21.7
GeForce GTX 960
19.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
85.2
GeForce GTX 960
71.5
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
56.1
GeForce GTX 960
49.2
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 770
40
GeForce GTX 960
34
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
86.1
GeForce GTX 960
94.5
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
64.8
GeForce GTX 960
66.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
33.8
GeForce GTX 960
26.3
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
GeForce GTX 770
72
GeForce GTX 960
53
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 770
58
GeForce GTX 960
53
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 770
29
GeForce GTX 960
36
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 770
46
GeForce GTX 960
40
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 770
27
GeForce GTX 960
40
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
GeForce GTX 770
24
GeForce GTX 960
28
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
11.3
GeForce GTX 960
10.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
52.9
GeForce GTX 960
43.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
36.6
GeForce GTX 960
31.2
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 770
30
GeForce GTX 960
25
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
GeForce GTX 770
52
GeForce GTX 960
47
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
63.7
GeForce GTX 960
68.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
44.8
GeForce GTX 960
45.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
20.1
GeForce GTX 960
15.8
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
GeForce GTX 770
42
GeForce GTX 960
33
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 770
41
GeForce GTX 960
37
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 770
45
GeForce GTX 960
34
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 770
23
GeForce GTX 960
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 770
33
GeForce GTX 960
29
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 770
19
GeForce GTX 960
30
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
GeForce GTX 770
14
GeForce GTX 960
17
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
10.4
GeForce GTX 960
9.6
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
25.1
GeForce GTX 960
20.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
17.6
GeForce GTX 960
14.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
37
GeForce GTX 960
38.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
26.5
GeForce GTX 960
28
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 770
13.1
GeForce GTX 960
10.5
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
GeForce GTX 770
19
GeForce GTX 960
14
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 770
13
GeForce GTX 960
14
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 770
6
GeForce GTX 960
7
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
GeForce GTX 770
9
GeForce GTX 960
11
FPS (higher is better)