Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 125 days older than GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 120 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 14% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than GeForce GTX 960 - 67 vs 59 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 4 vs 2 GB
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
48.44512978668723%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
48.451156812339335%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$199 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
