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    GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce GTX 960

    GeForce GTX 1080
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
    Release date: 27 May 2016
    GeForce GTX 1080
    GeForce GTX 960
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 22 Jan 2015
    GeForce GTX 960

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      290%
    • GeForce GTX 960
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      406%
    • GeForce GTX 960
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080

    306% higher gaming performance.
    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)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 960

    60 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 1080 .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 1080

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1080

    The GeForce GTX 1080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (49 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 960
    GPU NameGP104 (GP104-400-A1)vsGM206 (GM206-300-A1)
    Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size314 mm²vs228 mm²
    Transistors7,200 millionvs2,940 million
    Shaders2560vs1024
    Compute Units20vs8
    Core clock1607 MHzvs1127 MHz
    ROPs64vs32
    TMUs160vs64

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 960
    Memory TypeGDDR5XvsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs128 bit
    Memory Speed1251 MHz
    10008 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 960
    TDP180 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date27 May 2016vs22 Jan 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      102.80 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      36.10 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      257.10 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      72.10 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      320.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      112.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      8228.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 960
      2308.10 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      30160
    • GeForce GTX 960
      10380

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      158
    • GeForce GTX 960
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86
    • GeForce GTX 960
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      85
    • GeForce GTX 960
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      66
    • GeForce GTX 960
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      112
    • GeForce GTX 960
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      103
    • GeForce GTX 960
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      80
    • GeForce GTX 960
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      93
    • GeForce GTX 960
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      114
    • GeForce GTX 960
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      81
    • GeForce GTX 960
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      129
    • GeForce GTX 960
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      93
    • GeForce GTX 960
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      90
    • GeForce GTX 960
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      82
    • GeForce GTX 960
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      96
    • GeForce GTX 960
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      79
    • GeForce GTX 960
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      81
    • GeForce GTX 960
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58
    • GeForce GTX 960
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      120
    • GeForce GTX 960
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      124
    • GeForce GTX 960
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      89
    • GeForce GTX 960
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      176
    • GeForce GTX 960
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      134
    • GeForce GTX 960
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      110
    • GeForce GTX 960
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      144
    • GeForce GTX 960
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      159
    • GeForce GTX 960
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      107
    • GeForce GTX 960
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      143
    • GeForce GTX 960
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      133
    • GeForce GTX 960
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      105
    • GeForce GTX 960
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      125
    • GeForce GTX 960
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      108
    • GeForce GTX 960
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      97
    • GeForce GTX 960
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      85
    • GeForce GTX 960
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48
    • GeForce GTX 960
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      40
    • GeForce GTX 960
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      59
    • GeForce GTX 960
      3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      57
    • GeForce GTX 960
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      44
    • GeForce GTX 960
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • GeForce GTX 960
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • GeForce GTX 960
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      70
    • GeForce GTX 960
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      46
    • GeForce GTX 960
      5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • GeForce GTX 960
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48
    • GeForce GTX 960
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      52
    • GeForce GTX 960
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      44
    • GeForce GTX 960
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      32
    • GeForce GTX 960
      6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42
    • GeForce GTX 960
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

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