GeForce GTX 970 Vs GeForce GTX 960 - HWBench

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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 960

GeForce GTX 970Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOPRelease date: 19 Sep 2014

GeForce GTX 960Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOPRelease date: 22 Jan 2015

Summary

Synthetic performance index

• GeForce GTX 970151%
• GeForce GTX 960100%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

• GeForce GTX 970186%
• GeForce GTX 960100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

86% higher gaming performance.

Supports PhysX

Supports G-Sync

Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 960

Supports PhysX

Supports G-Sync

Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 970

The GeForce GTX 970 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (66 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 970	GeForce GTX 960
GPU Name	GM204 (GM204-200-A1)	vs	GM206 (GM206-300-A1)
Fab Process	28 nm	vs	28 nm
Die Size	398 mm²	vs	228 mm²
Transistors	5,200 million	vs	2,940 million
Shaders	1664	vs	1024
Compute Units	13	vs	8
Core clock	1050 MHz	vs	1127 MHz
ROPs	56	vs	32
TMUs	104	vs	64

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 970	GeForce GTX 960
Memory Type	GDDR5	vs	GDDR5
Bus Width	256 bit	vs	128 bit
Memory Speed	1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective	vs	1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective
Memory Size	4096 Mb	vs	2048 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 970	GeForce GTX 960
TDP	148 watts	vs	120 watts
Release Date	19 Sep 2014	vs	22 Jan 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

• GeForce GTX 97058.80 GP/s
• GeForce GTX 96036.10 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

• GeForce GTX 970109.20 GT/s
• GeForce GTX 96072.10 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

• GeForce GTX 970224.40 GB/s
• GeForce GTX 960112.20 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

• GeForce GTX 9703494.00 GFLOPs
• GeForce GTX 9602308.10 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

• GeForce GTX 97015750
• GeForce GTX 96010380

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

1920x1080 (Full HD)2560x1440 (WQHD)3840x2160 (4K)5120x2880 (5K)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

• GeForce GTX 97064
• GeForce GTX 96046

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

• GeForce GTX 97032.1
• GeForce GTX 96019.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

• GeForce GTX 970114.7
• GeForce GTX 96071.5

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

• GeForce GTX 97079.6
• GeForce GTX 96049.2

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

• GeForce GTX 97055
• GeForce GTX 96034

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

• GeForce GTX 970112.5
• GeForce GTX 96094.5

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

• GeForce GTX 970101
• GeForce GTX 96066.4

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

• GeForce GTX 97042.3
• GeForce GTX 96026.3

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97047
• GeForce GTX 96034

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

• GeForce GTX 97091
• GeForce GTX 96038

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

• GeForce GTX 97088
• GeForce GTX 96053

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

• GeForce GTX 97062
• GeForce GTX 96042

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97076
• GeForce GTX 96042

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• GeForce GTX 97079
• GeForce GTX 96053

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

• GeForce GTX 97053
• GeForce GTX 96031

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97077
• GeForce GTX 96022

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97063
• GeForce GTX 96031

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• GeForce GTX 97053
• GeForce GTX 96036

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

• GeForce GTX 97061
• GeForce GTX 96040

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

• GeForce GTX 97057
• GeForce GTX 96040

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

• GeForce GTX 97064
• GeForce GTX 96025

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97044
• GeForce GTX 96030

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

• GeForce GTX 97041
• GeForce GTX 96028

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

• GeForce GTX 97020.6
• GeForce GTX 96010.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

• GeForce GTX 97070.2
• GeForce GTX 96043.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

• GeForce GTX 97050.5
• GeForce GTX 96031.2

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

• GeForce GTX 97040
• GeForce GTX 96025

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

• GeForce GTX 97073
• GeForce GTX 96047

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

• GeForce GTX 97083.5
• GeForce GTX 96068.3

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

• GeForce GTX 97069.4
• GeForce GTX 96045.9

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

• GeForce GTX 97025.7
• GeForce GTX 96015.8

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97036
• GeForce GTX 96029

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

• GeForce GTX 97058
• GeForce GTX 96030

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

• GeForce GTX 97054
• GeForce GTX 96033

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

• GeForce GTX 97043
• GeForce GTX 96027

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97044
• GeForce GTX 96027

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• GeForce GTX 97055
• GeForce GTX 96037

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

• GeForce GTX 97037
• GeForce GTX 96025

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

• GeForce GTX 97054
• GeForce GTX 96034

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

• GeForce GTX 97069
• GeForce GTX 96044

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97042
• GeForce GTX 96021

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• GeForce GTX 97042
• GeForce GTX 96027

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

• GeForce GTX 97044
• GeForce GTX 96029

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

• GeForce GTX 97040
• GeForce GTX 96030

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

• GeForce GTX 97045
• GeForce GTX 96019

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97030
• GeForce GTX 96020

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

• GeForce GTX 97025
• GeForce GTX 96017

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

• GeForce GTX 97020.9
• GeForce GTX 9609.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

• GeForce GTX 97033.8
• GeForce GTX 96020.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

• GeForce GTX 97024.7
• GeForce GTX 96014.4

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

• GeForce GTX 97049.3
• GeForce GTX 96038.9

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

• GeForce GTX 97041.6
• GeForce GTX 96028

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

• GeForce GTX 97017.7
• GeForce GTX 96010.5

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97025
• GeForce GTX 96014

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

• GeForce GTX 97029
• GeForce GTX 9603

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

• GeForce GTX 97026
• GeForce GTX 96014

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

• GeForce GTX 97023
• GeForce GTX 96010

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97020
• GeForce GTX 9609

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

• GeForce GTX 97019
• GeForce GTX 96010

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

• GeForce GTX 97038
• GeForce GTX 96022

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97019
• GeForce GTX 9609

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• GeForce GTX 97025
• GeForce GTX 96014

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

• GeForce GTX 97024
• GeForce GTX 9607

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

• GeForce GTX 97018
• GeForce GTX 96011

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 97016
• GeForce GTX 9606

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

• GeForce GTX 97023
• GeForce GTX 96013

FPS (higher is better)

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