nvidia
Brand2GB GDDR5
Memory1024
Cores112.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
VS
nvidia
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory1664
Cores224.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2GB GDDR5 120W $199 Jan 2015
GeForce GTX 960
$199 • Jan 2015
VS
GeForce GTX 970
$329 • Sep 2014
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4GB GDDR5 148W $329 Sep 2014
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 120 W | 148 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1178 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 112.2 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 1664 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 64 | 104 |
| ROPs | 32 | 56 |
| Memory Bus | 128-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1753 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 37.7 GPixel/s | 65.97 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 112.2 GTexel/s | 224.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 2.413 GFLOPS | 3.92 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 228 mm² | 398 mm² |
| Transistors | 2940 Million | 5200 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
2183
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
3574 (+64%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
20370
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
28989 (+42%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
31.1 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
46.8 FPS (+50%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
6108
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
9637 (+58%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Game Benchmarks Comparison (221 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+41%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+39%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+39%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+41%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+39%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+41%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+40%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+39%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+38%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+40%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 970 (+41%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+40%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+41%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+41%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+40%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+41%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+41%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 970 (+37%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Wins!
Based on 219 benchmarks across 74 games
31
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 960
VS
+38.1%
43
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA • 2GB GDDR5
0
Wins
31
Avg FPS
26
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA • 4GB GDDR5
217
Wins
43
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
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