Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 2554 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Up to 18% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - €156.94 vs €191.57
- Up to 4% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - €0.98 vs €1.02 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 17% better in Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce GTX 960 - 187 vs 160 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 107 vs 120 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 4 vs 2 GB
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
FPS
160
85%
Value, €/FPS
€0.98/FPS
100%
Price, €
€156.94
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €156.94 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 161 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.02/FPS
96%
Price, €
€191.57
81%
FPS Winner
Buy for €191.57 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 160 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
41%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
41%
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
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Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | Navi II |
$199 | MSRP | $199 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |