GeForce GTX 780 Ti vs GeForce GTX 960

GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Memory: 3072Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 7 Nov 2013
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
GeForce GTX 960
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 22 Jan 2015
GeForce GTX 960

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    154%
  • GeForce GTX 960
    100%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    176%
  • GeForce GTX 960
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 780 Ti

76% 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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications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

130 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 780 Ti .
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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce GTX 780 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 780 Ti

The GeForce GTX 780 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (60 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 960
GPU NameGK110B (GK110-425-B1)vsGM206 (GM206-300-A1)
Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
Die Size561 mm²vs228 mm²
Transistors7,080 millionvs2,940 million
Shaders2880vs1024
Compute Units15vs8
Core clock875 MHzvs1127 MHz
ROPs48vs32
TMUs240vs64

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 960
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width384 bitvs128 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
7000 MHz effective
vs1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
Memory Size3072 Mbvs2048 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 960
TDP250 wattsvs120 watts
Release Date7 Nov 2013vs22 Jan 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    52.50 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 960
    36.10 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    210.00 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 960
    72.10 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    336.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 960
    112.20 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    5040.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 960
    2308.10 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    16040
  • GeForce GTX 960
    10380

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    63
  • GeForce GTX 960
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    33.6
  • GeForce GTX 960
    19.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    128.3
  • GeForce GTX 960
    71.5

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    82.2
  • GeForce GTX 960
    49.2

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    55
  • GeForce GTX 960
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    99
  • GeForce GTX 960
    94.5

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    102.9
  • GeForce GTX 960
    66.4

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    49.3
  • GeForce GTX 960
    26.3

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 960
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    75
  • GeForce GTX 960
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    85
  • GeForce GTX 960
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    58
  • GeForce GTX 960
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    70
  • GeForce GTX 960
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    74
  • GeForce GTX 960
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 960
    31

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 780 Ti
    60
  • GeForce GTX 960
    31

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 960
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    64
  • GeForce GTX 960
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    49
  • GeForce GTX 960
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    42
  • GeForce GTX 960
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    42
  • GeForce GTX 960
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    20.4
  • GeForce GTX 960
    10.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    79.2
  • GeForce GTX 960
    43.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    53.5
  • GeForce GTX 960
    31.2

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    41
  • GeForce GTX 960
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    78
  • GeForce GTX 960
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    78.7
  • GeForce GTX 960
    68.3

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    71.1
  • GeForce GTX 960
    45.9

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    30
  • GeForce GTX 960
    15.8

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    33
  • GeForce GTX 960
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    54
  • GeForce GTX 960
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    50
  • GeForce GTX 960
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    40
  • GeForce GTX 960
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 960
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    52
  • GeForce GTX 960
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    32
  • GeForce GTX 960
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    63
  • GeForce GTX 960
    34

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 780 Ti
    41
  • GeForce GTX 960
    21

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    32
  • GeForce GTX 960
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    48
  • GeForce GTX 960
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    37
  • GeForce GTX 960
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    30
  • GeForce GTX 960
    20

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    26
  • GeForce GTX 960
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    18.6
  • GeForce GTX 960
    9.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    36.9
  • GeForce GTX 960
    20.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    26.3
  • GeForce GTX 960
    14.4

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    48.2
  • GeForce GTX 960
    38.9

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    42.4
  • GeForce GTX 960
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    19.4
  • GeForce GTX 960
    10.5

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    26
  • GeForce GTX 960
    14

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    24
  • GeForce GTX 960
    3

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    24
  • GeForce GTX 960
    14

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    21
  • GeForce GTX 960
    10

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    18
  • GeForce GTX 960
    9

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    18
  • GeForce GTX 960
    10

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 780 Ti
    21
  • GeForce GTX 960
    9

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    21
  • GeForce GTX 960
    14

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    25
  • GeForce GTX 960
    7

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    19
  • GeForce GTX 960
    11

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    15
  • GeForce GTX 960
    6

FPS (higher is better)