Graphic Cards

GeForce GTX 960

Component specifications

Desktop
Used in

NVIDIA
Factory

PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus

Q1 2015
Launched

2048 - 4096 MB
Memory

1127 - 1329 MHz
Core Clock

1178 - 1393 MHz
Boost Clock

3600 - 7200 MHz
Effective Clock

DirectX 12
DirectX

OpenGL 4.5
OpenGL

120 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)

170 - 300 mm
Length

1 - 3
Cooling Fans

2
Case Slots

2-way
SLI

G-Sync
Frame Sync

Overall Score 5494

Benchmark Score 15242

2D Benchmark Score 671

Future proof 41%

About NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is graphic card manufactured by NVIDIA and launched in Q1 2015 . It's using PCIe 3.0 x16 bus type. It has core clock of 1127 MHz and 4096 MB (4GB) of memory . It supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.5 . This graphic card is used in Desktop devices and can consume up to 120 watts of power .

Component performance

69.9 FPS
Average DirectX Performance

100.5 FPS
DirectX 9 Performance

46 FPS
DirectX 10 Performance

105.3 FPS
DirectX 11 Performance

27.8 FPS
DirectX 12 Performance

2786.3 operations/s
Graphic card computing

Compatible processors

Processors that best works with GeForce GTX 960 on 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution in general tasks.

	Celeron	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PPGA478 Socket	2 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	53 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PGA478 Socket	1.8 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	68 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.8 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Celeron	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PPGA478 Socket	1.8 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	66 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.8 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PGA423 Socket	1.7 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	64 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.7 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PGA478 Socket	1.6 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	38 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.6 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PGA423 Socket	1.5 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	58 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.5 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PGA478 Socket	2 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	54 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	PGA478 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	60 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PGA478 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	58 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched		2.9 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2.9 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PGA478 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	57 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PGA478 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	66 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PGA478 Socket	2.5 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	62 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.5 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Atom D410	Desktop Used in	Q1 2010 Launched	BGA559 Socket	1.7 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	10 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.7 GHz Clock		1 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon XP 1700+	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	Socket A Socket	1.5 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	64 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.5 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Sempron 2200+	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	Socket A Socket	1.5 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1.5 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Atom E3815	Desktop Used in	Q2 2014 Launched	FCBGA1170 Socket	1.5 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	5 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.5 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Celeron	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	PPGA478 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	68 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Athlon XP 1800+	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	Socket A Socket	1.5 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	66 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.5 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Athlon XP 2000+	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	Socket A Socket	1.7 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	70 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.7 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Sempron 2500+	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	Socket A Socket	1.8 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1.8 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Sempron 2400+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	Socket A Socket	1.7 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1.7 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Atom 230	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	BGA437 Socket	1.6 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	4 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.6 GHz Clock		1 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	PGA478 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	69 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		1 Cores	2 Threads
	Atom D425	Desktop Used in	Q1 2011 Launched	BGA559 Socket	1.8 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	10 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.8 GHz Clock		1 Cores	2 Threads
	Mobile Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PGA478 Socket	3.1 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	82 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.1 GHz Clock		1 Cores	2 Threads
	Sempron 3500+	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	62 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Celeron D 347	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	PLGA775 Socket	3.1 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	86 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.1 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Celeron 420	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	1.6 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	35 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.6 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Atom D2500	Desktop Used in	Q2 2012 Launched	BGA559 Socket	1.9 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	10 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.9 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	PGA478 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	70 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock		1 Cores	2 Threads
	Sempron 2800+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	2 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	62 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Sempron 3200+	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	1.8 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	62 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.8 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Sempron LE-1150	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Celeron D 356	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PLGA775 Socket	3.3 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	86 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.3 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PGA478 Socket	3.1 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	82 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.1 GHz Clock		1 Cores	2 Threads
	Sempron 2600+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	Socket A Socket	1.8 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1.8 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q2 2018 Launched		3.8 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.8 GHz Clock		1 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon XP 3000+	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	Socket A Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	62 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Sempron 3000+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	2 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	62 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Athlon 2650e	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	1.6 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.6 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Celeron D 352	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	PLGA775 Socket	3.2 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	86 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.2 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Celeron 430	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	1.8 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	35 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.8 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Sempron 3400+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	2 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	62 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	PGA478 Socket	3.4 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	89 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.4 GHz Clock		1 Cores	2 Threads
	Sempron LE-1250	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Sempron 3100+	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	754 Socket	1.8 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	62 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.8 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads
	Pentium 4	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	PGA478 Socket	3 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	82 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3 GHz Clock		1 Cores	2 Threads
	Atom 330	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	BGA437 Socket	1.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	8 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	4 Threads
	Sempron 3300+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	754 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	1 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	62 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock		1 Cores	1 Threads

Average frames per second

GeForce GTX 960 can run games with frames per second ranging from 56.0 FPS up to 159.5 FPS depending on game settings.

On ultra settings this processor can achieve on average around 56.0 FPS .
On high settings this processor can achieve on average around 106.9 FPS .
On medium settings this processor can achieve on average around 115.4 FPS .
On low settings this processor can achieve on average around 159.5 FPS .

Grand Theft Auto V

Frames per second calculator

game Grand Theft Auto V

Screen resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p))

Graphic Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Number of frames per second for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 graphic card in Grand Theft Auto V game with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution. When there isn't bottleneck in configuration, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 can achieve from 32.0 FPS up to 228.9 FPS frames per second while running Grand Theft Auto V game on 1920 x 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

On ultra settings NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 can achieve from 32.0 FPS up to 80.4 FPS , with average around 46.0 FPS .
On high settings NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 can achieve from 61.1 FPS up to 153.5 FPS , with average around 87.7 FPS .
On medium settings NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 can achieve from 65.9 FPS up to 165.7 FPS , with average around 94.7 FPS .
On low settings NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 can achieve from 91.1 FPS up to 228.9 FPS , with average around 130.8 FPS .

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Graphic Cards

GeForce GTX 960

Component specifications

About NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Component performance

Compatible processors

Celeron

Pentium 4

Celeron

Pentium 4

Pentium 4

Pentium 4

Pentium 4

Pentium 4

Pentium 4

Pentium 4

Pentium 4

Pentium 4

Pentium 4

Atom D410

Athlon XP 1700+

Sempron 2200+

Atom E3815

Celeron

Athlon XP 1800+

Athlon XP 2000+

Sempron 2500+

Sempron 2400+

Atom 230

Pentium 4

Atom D425

Mobile Pentium 4

Sempron 3500+

Celeron D 347

Celeron 420

Atom D2500

Pentium 4

Sempron 2800+

Sempron 3200+

Sempron LE-1150

Celeron D 356

Pentium 4

Sempron 2600+

Pentium 4

Athlon XP 3000+

Sempron 3000+

Athlon 2650e

Celeron D 352

Celeron 430

Sempron 3400+

Pentium 4

Sempron LE-1250

Sempron 3100+

Pentium 4

Atom 330

Sempron 3300+

Average frames per second

Grand Theft Auto V

Frames per second calculator Settings

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GeForce GTX 770

Radeon R9 380X

Configuration Settings

General Tasks

Processor Intense Tasks

Graphic Card Intense Tasks

Frames per second calculator