The GeForce GTX 960 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 970 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $44.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 960
- Up to 15% cheaper – $255.00 vs $299.00
- Consumes up to 19% less energy – 120 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 970 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Average FPS
55
85%
Min 1% FPS
25
78%
Price, $
$255
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.63/FPS
99%
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
100%
Min 1% FPS
32
100%
Price, $
$299
85%
Value, $/FPS
$4.6/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 970 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 970 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce GTX 970 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
57%
Texture Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
62%
FP32
2.413 TFLOPS
62%
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 960 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
120 W | Power Consumption | 148 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 | 65.97 GPixel/s |
| 75.39 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 122.5 GTexel/s |
| 2.413 TFLOPS | FP32 | 3.92 TFLOPS |
