General information | GeForce GTX 970 | GeForce GTX 960 |
---|---|---|
Launched | Q3 2014 | Q1 2015 |
Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
Factory | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
Motherboard Bus | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Memory | 4096 MB 0 % | 4096 MB 0 % |
Core Clock | 1050 MHz 6.8 % | 1127 MHz 0 % |
Boost Clock | 1380 MHz 0.9 % | 1393 MHz 0 % |
Effective Clock | 7200 MHz 0 % | 7200 MHz 0 % |
DirectX | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 |
OpenGL | OpenGL 4.5 | OpenGL 4.5 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 145 W 0 % | 120 W 17.2 % |
Length | 312 mm 0 % | 300 mm 3.8 % |
Cooling Fans | 4 0 % | 3 25 % |
Case Slots | 2 0 % | 2 0 % |
SLI | 3-way 0 % | 2-way 33.3 % |
Frame Sync | G-Sync | G-Sync |
Performance | GeForce GTX 970 | GeForce GTX 960 |
Overall Score | 49884 0 % | 39552 20.7 % |
Future Proof | 35 % 7.9 % | 38 % 0 % |
Benchmark Score | 24885 0 % | 15644 37.1 % |
2D Benchmark Score | 779.2 0 % | 672.7 13.7 % |
Average DirectX performance | 75.2 FPS 0 % | 48.4 FPS 35.6 % |
DirectX 9 performance | 143 FPS 0 % | 99.5 FPS 30.4 % |
DirectX 10 performance | 45.7 FPS 0 % | 24.1 FPS 47.1 % |
DirectX 11 performance | 71.1 FPS 0 % | 41.9 FPS 41.1 % |
DirectX 12 performance | 41 FPS 0 % | 28.1 FPS 31.3 % |
Graphic card computing | 4049.3 operations/s 0 % | 2805 operations/s 30.7 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 960.
Average frames per second | GeForce GTX 970 | GeForce GTX 960 |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 114.7 FPS | 86.5 FPS |
High settings | 206.5 FPS | 155.7 FPS |
Medium settings | 247.8 FPS | 186.8 FPS |
Low settings | 346.9 FPS | 261.5 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 24.6 % |
Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 960.
Grand Theft Auto V | GeForce GTX 970 | GeForce GTX 960 |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 83.8 FPS | 66.0 FPS |
High settings | 150.8 FPS | 118.8 FPS |
Medium settings | 181.0 FPS | 142.5 FPS |
Low settings | 253.4 FPS | 199.5 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 21.3 % |