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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 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 GeForce GTX 970 is 125 days older than the cheaper GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 12% better in The Callisto Protocol than GeForce GTX 960 - 67 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Up to 41% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $278.15 vs $469.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than GeForce GTX 970 - $4.64 vs $7.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 120 vs 148 Watts
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
FPS
60
89%
Value, $/FPS
$4.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$278.15
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Graphic Card - 1.30 GHz Core - 1.37 GHz Boost Clock - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM - PCI Express 3.0 x16 - Dual 02G-P4-2968-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
57%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
61%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 22nd, 2015 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $329 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.2 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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