The GeForce GTX 960 is a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 960
- Consumes up to 27% less energy – 120 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Average FPS
55
79%
Min 1% FPS
25
71%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
112.2 GB/s
50%
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
48%
Texture Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
48%
FP32
2.413 TFLOPS
48%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 960 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
120 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 37.7 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
| 75.39 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| 2.413 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
