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    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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)

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