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    GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 960

    GeForce GTX 970
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 970
    GeForce GTX 960
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 22 Jan 2015
    GeForce GTX 960

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 970
      151%
    • GeForce GTX 960
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 970
      186%
    • GeForce GTX 960
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

    86% 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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 960

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 970

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 970

    The GeForce GTX 970 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (66 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 960
    GPU NameGM204 (GM204-200-A1)vsGM206 (GM206-300-A1)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size398 mm²vs228 mm²
    Transistors5,200 millionvs2,940 million
    Shaders1664vs1024
    Compute Units13vs8
    Core clock1050 MHzvs1127 MHz
    ROPs56vs32
    TMUs104vs64

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 960
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs128 bit
    Memory Speed1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size4096 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 970GeForce GTX 960
    TDP148 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date19 Sep 2014vs22 Jan 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 970
      58.80 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      36.10 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 970
      109.20 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      72.10 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 970
      224.40 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      112.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 970
      3494.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 960
      2308.10 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 970
      15750
    • GeForce GTX 960
      10380

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 970
      64
    • GeForce GTX 960
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 970
      32.1
    • GeForce GTX 960
      19.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 970
      114.7
    • GeForce GTX 960
      71.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 970
      79.6
    • GeForce GTX 960
      49.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 970
      55
    • GeForce GTX 960
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 970
      112.5
    • GeForce GTX 960
      94.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 970
      101
    • GeForce GTX 960
      66.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 970
      42.3
    • GeForce GTX 960
      26.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      47
    • GeForce GTX 960
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 970
      91
    • GeForce GTX 960
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 970
      88
    • GeForce GTX 960
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 970
      62
    • GeForce GTX 960
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      76
    • GeForce GTX 960
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      79
    • GeForce GTX 960
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      53
    • GeForce GTX 960
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      77
    • 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 970
      63
    • GeForce GTX 960
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      53
    • GeForce GTX 960
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 970
      61
    • GeForce GTX 960
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      57
    • GeForce GTX 960
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      64
    • GeForce GTX 960
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      44
    • GeForce GTX 960
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 970
      41
    • GeForce GTX 960
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 970
      20.6
    • GeForce GTX 960
      10.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 970
      70.2
    • GeForce GTX 960
      43.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 970
      50.5
    • GeForce GTX 960
      31.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 970
      40
    • GeForce GTX 960
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX 970
      73
    • GeForce GTX 960
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 970
      83.5
    • GeForce GTX 960
      68.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 970
      69.4
    • GeForce GTX 960
      45.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 970
      25.7
    • GeForce GTX 960
      15.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      36
    • GeForce GTX 960
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 970
      58
    • GeForce GTX 960
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 970
      54
    • GeForce GTX 960
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 970
      43
    • GeForce GTX 960
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      44
    • GeForce GTX 960
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      55
    • GeForce GTX 960
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      37
    • GeForce GTX 960
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      54
    • GeForce GTX 960
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 970
      69
    • GeForce GTX 960
      44

    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 970
      42
    • GeForce GTX 960
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      42
    • GeForce GTX 960
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 970
      44
    • GeForce GTX 960
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      40
    • GeForce GTX 960
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      45
    • GeForce GTX 960
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      30
    • GeForce GTX 960
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 970
      25
    • GeForce GTX 960
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 970
      20.9
    • GeForce GTX 960
      9.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 970
      33.8
    • GeForce GTX 960
      20.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 970
      24.7
    • GeForce GTX 960
      14.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 970
      49.3
    • GeForce GTX 960
      38.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 970
      41.6
    • GeForce GTX 960
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 970
      17.7
    • GeForce GTX 960
      10.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      25
    • GeForce GTX 960
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 970
      29
    • GeForce GTX 960
      3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 970
      26
    • GeForce GTX 960
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 970
      23
    • GeForce GTX 960
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      20
    • GeForce GTX 960
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      19
    • GeForce GTX 960
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 970
      38
    • 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 970
      19
    • GeForce GTX 960
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      25
    • GeForce GTX 960
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 970
      24
    • GeForce GTX 960
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      18
    • GeForce GTX 960
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      16
    • GeForce GTX 960
      6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 970
      23
    • GeForce GTX 960
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

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