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    GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 950

    GeForce GTX 960
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 22 Jan 2015
    GeForce GTX 960
    GeForce GTX 950
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 20 Aug 2015
    GeForce GTX 950

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 960
      122%
    • GeForce GTX 950
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 960
      124%
    • GeForce GTX 950
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 960

    24% higher gaming performance.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 950

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 960

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 960

    The GeForce GTX 960 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (58 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 960GeForce GTX 950
    GPU NameGM206 (GM206-300-A1)vsGM206 (GM206-250-A1)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size228 mm²vs228 mm²
    Transistors2,940 millionvs2,940 million
    Shaders1024vs768
    Compute Units8vs6
    Core clock1127 MHzvs1024 MHz
    ROPs32vs32
    TMUs64vs48

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 960GeForce GTX 950
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width128 bitvs128 bit
    Memory Speed1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective    		vs1653 MHz
    6612 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 960GeForce GTX 950
    TDP120 wattsvs90 watts
    Release Date22 Jan 2015vs20 Aug 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 960
      36.10 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 950
      32.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 960
      72.10 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 950
      49.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 960
      112.20 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 950
      105.80 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 960
      2308.10 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 950
      1572.90 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 960
      10380
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8490

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      56
    • GeForce GTX 950
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 960
      28
    • GeForce GTX 950
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 960
      10.4
    • GeForce GTX 950
      9.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 960
      43.7
    • GeForce GTX 950
      37.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 960
      31.2
    • GeForce GTX 950
      27.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 960
      25
    • GeForce GTX 950
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX 960
      47
    • GeForce GTX 950
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 960
      68.3
    • GeForce GTX 950
      51.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 960
      45.9
    • GeForce GTX 950
      35.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 960
      15.8
    • GeForce GTX 950
      13.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 960
      30
    • GeForce GTX 950
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 960
      33
    • GeForce GTX 950
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 960
      27
    • GeForce GTX 950
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      37
    • GeForce GTX 950
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      25
    • GeForce GTX 950
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      34
    • GeForce GTX 950
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 960
      44
    • GeForce GTX 950
      37

    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 960
      21
    • GeForce GTX 950
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      27
    • GeForce GTX 950
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 960
      29
    • GeForce GTX 950
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      30
    • GeForce GTX 950
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 960
      20
    • GeForce GTX 950
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 960
      46
    • GeForce GTX 950
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 960
      19.7
    • GeForce GTX 950
      16.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 960
      71.5
    • GeForce GTX 950
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 960
      49.2
    • GeForce GTX 950
      43.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 960
      34
    • GeForce GTX 950
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 960
      94.5
    • GeForce GTX 950
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 960
      66.4
    • GeForce GTX 950
      52.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 960
      26.3
    • GeForce GTX 950
      22.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 960
      38
    • GeForce GTX 950
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 960
      53
    • GeForce GTX 950
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 960
      42
    • GeForce GTX 950
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      53
    • GeForce GTX 950
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      31
    • GeForce GTX 950
      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 960
      31
    • GeForce GTX 950
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      36
    • GeForce GTX 950
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 960
      40
    • GeForce GTX 950
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      40
    • GeForce GTX 950
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 960
      30
    • GeForce GTX 950
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 960
      17
    • GeForce GTX 950
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 960
      9.6
    • GeForce GTX 950
      9.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 960
      20.9
    • GeForce GTX 950
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 960
      14.4
    • GeForce GTX 950
      12.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 960
      38.9
    • GeForce GTX 950
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 960
      28
    • GeForce GTX 950
      21.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 960
      10.5
    • GeForce GTX 950
      9.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 960
      3
    • GeForce GTX 950
      2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 960
      14
    • GeForce GTX 950
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 960
      10
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      10
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 960
      22
    • GeForce GTX 950
      17

    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 960
      9
    • GeForce GTX 950
      5

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      14
    • GeForce GTX 950
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 960
      7
    • GeForce GTX 950
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      11
    • GeForce GTX 950
      6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 960
      6
    • GeForce GTX 950
      4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 960
      13
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8

    FPS (higher is better)

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