The GeForce GTX 960 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1080 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $343.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 960
- Up to 57% cheaper – $255.00 vs $598.00
- Consumes up to 33% less energy – 120 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 1080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Average FPS
55
60%
Min 1% FPS
25
50%
Price, $
$255
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.63/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 1080
May 27th, 2016
Average FPS
92
100%
Min 1% FPS
50
100%
Price, $
$598
42%
Value, $/FPS
$6.5/FPS
71%
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$598.00
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$598.00
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$598.00
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$499.00
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GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 1080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 1080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 1080 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
112.2 GB/s
35%
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
34%
Texture Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
27%
FP32
2.413 TFLOPS
27%
GeForce GTX 1080
May 27th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
8.873 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 960 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $599.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
120 W | Power Consumption | 180 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 37.7 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 110.9 GPixel/s |
| 75.39 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 277.3 GTexel/s |
| 2.413 TFLOPS | FP32 | 8.873 TFLOPS |
