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GPU
NVIDIA

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Graphics processor Released

Video memory
2 GB
Memory bus
128 bit
Rated memory bandwidth
112.20 GB/s

Rendering performance

Median score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 5.1.1 / Windows / OPTIX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 144.75 samples/min 3 complete runs · Middle 50%: 131.44 - 154.59 · Latest: 2026-07-20

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

545.29* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

519.94* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

539.52* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

592.25* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

130.66* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

55.58* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

222* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

123.49* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

202.60* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

199.48* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

203.09* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

259.45* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

153.85* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

260.85* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

331.76* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

267.73* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

  • G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark6,138* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · CUDA17,784*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · CUDA17,784*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Metal8,773*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Metal8,773*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Metal8,773*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL19,856*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL21,072*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL18,685*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL21,072*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan20,507*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan21,368*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan22,380*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan22,380*Platform unreported Compare results
  • PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark671*Platform unreported Compare results
  • PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark6,042*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark756*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark5,809*Platform unreported Compare results

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

46.00 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

144.75 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
131.44405423108
75th percentile
154.58935557699
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

46.08 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

59.01 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

47.68 samples/min

13 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

30.32 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

164.96 samples/min

13 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
145.01679260034
75th percentile
182.45223771795
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

91.77 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
86.036817074405
75th percentile
119.24646190229
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

42.58 samples/min

13 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

5.39 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

76.48 samples/min

13 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

56.07 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

46.59 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Linux · 4.4.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

46.51 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

144.32 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
132.0744128429
75th percentile
161.99371248904
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Linux · 4.4.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

136.93 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
133.74817557275
75th percentile
140.58452841346
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

4.31 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Linux · 4.4.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

6.76 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

76.95 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Linux · 4.4.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

83.67 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

47.61 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Linux · 4.3.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

47.88 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

178.03 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
169.38239175156
75th percentile
181.99766073059
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Linux · 4.3.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

191.64 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
181.55321657452
75th percentile
192.03740717801
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

55.93 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Linux · 4.3.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

58.12 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

76.72 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Linux · 4.3.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

85.64 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

47.44 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

181.99 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
166.57302461346
75th percentile
187.06008094321
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

56.62 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

77.87 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

48.54 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

169.64 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
152.60307657468
75th percentile
186.65295533065
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

36.30 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

81.23 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Windows · 3.6.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

51.18 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Windows · 3.6.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

178.61 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
171.78148579986
75th percentile
191.19561656383
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Windows · 3.6.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

28.30 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Windows · 3.6.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

95.09 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Windows · 3.5.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

48.90 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Windows · 3.5.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

173.94 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
167.72382423723
75th percentile
194.18403057725
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Windows · 3.5.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

32.96 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Windows · 3.5.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

90.54 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Windows · 3.4.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

50.92 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Windows · 3.4.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

172.91 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
153.72453998768
75th percentile
197.1481995917
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Windows · 3.4.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

36.94 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Windows · 3.4.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

88.59 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Windows · 3.3.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

49.19 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Windows · 3.3.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

152.84 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
143.19969717437
75th percentile
179.64997095535
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Windows · 3.3.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

6.32 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Windows · 3.3.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

96.57 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomOPTIX / Windows · 3.1.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

48.25 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteOPTIX / Windows · 3.1.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

180.85 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
165.10814990081
75th percentile
184.18447762608
Blender Cycles / junkshopOPTIX / Windows · 3.1.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

48.33 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterOPTIX / Windows · 3.1.0 · samples/min

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

84.93 samples/min

6 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
OPTIX
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions

Processing & platform

Architecture
Maxwell
Manufacturing process
28 nm
Process node
28 nm
GPU cores
1,024*
GPU base clock
1,127 MHz
Reported GPU frequency
1,127 MHz*
Graphics interface
PCIe 3.0 x16*
Reported chip die area
228 mm²*
Chip/package TDP
120 W*
Transistors
2,940 million*
GPU boost clock
1,178 MHz
CUDA cores
1,024
GPU L2 cache
1 MB
Graphics processor
GM206*
Texture mapping units
64*
Raster output units
32*
Chip foundry
TSMC*
Card or module format
Dual-slot*
Declared GPU TDP
120 W*
Suggested system PSU
300 W*
External power connectors
1x 6-pin*
DirectX / feature level
12 (12_1)*
OpenGL
4.6*
OpenCL
3.0*
Vulkan
1.4*
CUDA compute capability
5.2*
Shader model
6.8*
GPU L2 cache
1,024 KB*

GPU configurations

  • 2 GB / GDDR5 / 128-bit / GM206-300-A1
    Capacity
    2 GB
    Rated memory bandwidth
    112.20 GB/s
    Base clock
    1,127 MHz
    Boost clock
    1,178 MHz
    Chip variant
    GM206-300-A1
    Memory bus
    128 bit
    Rated power
    120 W
    Power specification
    TDP
    Technology
    GDDR5

Memory & storage

Memory options
2*
Video memory
2 GB
Video memory type
GDDR5
Memory bus
128 bit
Rated memory bandwidth
112.20 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power
120 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields
Manufacturer
Nvidia*
GFLOPS
2,412.5* GFLOPS
TDP
120*
Class
Desktop*
Name
GeForce GTX 960*
Year
2015*
Fab
28*
Transistors (mln)
2,940*
Die size
227*
Memory size
4,096*
Memory speed
112.1*
Specifications 2 · 8 fields
Product Name
GeForce GTX 960*
GPU Chip
GM206*
Released
Jan 22nd, 2015*
Bus
PCIe 3.0 x16*
Memory
2 GB, GDDR5, 128 bit*
GPU clock
1,127* MHz
Memory clock
1,753* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs
1024 / 64 / 32*
Specifications 3 · 12 fields
Foundry
TSMC*
Vendor
NVIDIA*
FP32 GFLOPS
2,413* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS
75.39* GFLOPS
Product
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960*
Type
GPU*
Release Date
2015-01-22*
Process Size (nm)
28* nm
TDP (W)
120* W
Die Size (mm^2)
228* mm²
Transistors (million)
2,940*
Freq (MHz)
1,127* MHz
Specifications 4 · 27 fields
proc transistors
2,940 million*
proc die size
228* mm²
cores
1,024*
base clock
1,127*
boost clock
1,178*
memory clock
1,753*
ram
2*
name
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960*
ram type
GDDR5*
bus width
128*
bus interface
PCIe 3.0 x16*
ram bandwidth
112.2* GB/s
fp32 performance
2.413*
fp64 performance
0.0754*
tdp
120* W
suggested psu
300* W
slot width
Dual-slot*
power connectors
1x 6-pin*
api cuda
5.2*
is retail board
No*
gpi value
1.83*
vendor
nvd*
manufacturer
NVIDIA*
arch name
Maxwell 2.0*
card release date
2015-01-22*
proc foundry
TSMC*
proc process size
28* nm
Specifications 5 · 36 fields
CUDA compute capability
5.2*
DirectX / feature level
12 (12_1)*
OpenCL
3.0*
OpenGL
4.6*
Shader model
6.8*
Vulkan
1.4*
Architecture
Maxwell 2.0*
Graphics interface
PCIe 3.0 x16*
Memory bus
128* bit
Reported shader processors
1,024*
Reported theoretical FP32 peak
2.413* TFLOPS
Scope and conditions
Arithmetic density
Not stated*
Reported theoretical FP64 peak
0.0754* TFLOPS
Scope and conditions
Arithmetic density
Not stated*
Declared L1 cache configuration
48 KB (per SMM)*
Declared GPU L2 cache
1024 KB*
Reported display outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2*
Theoretical pixel fill rate
37.70 GPixel/s*
External power connectors
1x 6-pin*
Reported chip die area
228 mm²*
Chip foundry
TSMC*
Process node declaration
28 nm*
Transistors
2,940 million*
Graphics processor
GM206*
Reported video memory
2* GB
Rated memory bandwidth
112.2 GB/s*
Video memory type
GDDR5*
Raster output units
32*
Reported shading units
1,024*
Card or module format
Dual-slot*
Suggested system PSU
300 W*
2:4 tensor sparsity
No*
Declared GPU TDP
120 W*
Theoretical texture fill rate
75.39 GTexel/s*
Texture mapping units
64*
GPU cores
1,024*
Video memory
2* GB
Video memory type
GDDR5*
Specifications 6 · 3 fields
G3D Mark
6,138* points
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
G3D Mark*
native_context
GPU model
GeForce GTX 960*
Snapshot date
2026-10-05*
Model
GeForce GTX 960*
Hardware class
Desktop*
Specifications 7 · 8 fields
model
GeForce GTX 960*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
model
GeForce GTX 960*
core config
1024:64:32:8*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
model
GeForce GTX 960*
tdp watts
120.0* W
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
model
GeForce GTX 960*
manufacturer
Nvidia*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
model
GeForce GTX 960*
launch date
2015-01-22 00:00:00.000000000*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
model
GeForce GTX 960*
code name
GM206-300-A1*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
model
GeForce GTX 960*
die size mm2
228.0* mm²
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
model
GeForce GTX 960*
core clock mhz
1,127.0* MHz
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
model
GeForce GTX 960*
Specifications 8 · 11 fields
Manufacturer
Nvidia*
GFLOPS
2,412.5* GFLOPS
TDP
120*
Class
Desktop*
Name
GeForce GTX 960*
Year
2015*
Fab
28*
Transistors (mln)
2,940*
Die size
227*
Memory size
4,096*
Memory speed
112.1*
Specifications 9 · 58 fields
Brand
NVIDIA*
Top BUS WIDTH
128* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name
GM206*
Graphics Processor Architecture
Maxwell 2.0*
Graphics Features CUDA
5.2*
Render Config SMM Count
8*
Graphics Processor Process Size
28* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors
2,940 million*
Graphics Processor Die Size
228* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date
Jan 22nd, 2015*
Graphics Card Generation
GeForce 900*
Graphics Card Successor
GeForce 10*
Graphics Card Production
End-of-life*
Name
GeForce GTX 960*
Graphics Card Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16*
Clock Speeds Memory Clock
1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective*
Memory Memory Size
2* GB
Memory Memory Type
GDDR5*
Memory Memory Bus
128* bit
Memory Bandwidth
112.2* GB/s
Render Config TMUs
64*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR
GM206*
Render Config ROPs
32*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate
37.70 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate
75.39 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width
Dual-slot*
Board Design TDP
120* W
Board Design Suggested PSU
300* W
Board Design Outputs
1x DVI 1x HDMI 2.0 3x DisplayPort 1.2*
Board Design Board Number
PG301*
Graphics Features DirectX
12 (12_1)*
Graphics Features OpenGL
4.6*
Graphics Features OpenCL
3*
Graphics Features Vulkan
1.3*
source file
nvidia2015.json*
Graphics Processor Foundry
TSMC*
Graphics Card Predecessor
GeForce 700*
Recommended Resolutions
Good:1366x768 | Playable:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080*
Graphics Card Launch Price
199 USD*
Board Design Length
241 mm 9.5 inches*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant
GM206-300-A1*
Board Design Power Connectors
1x 6-pin*
Graphics Processor Density
12.9M / mm²*
Graphics Card Reviews
124 in our database*
Top TMUS
64*
Graphics Processor Chip Package
BGA-1428*
Top ROPS
32*
Clock Speeds Base Clock
1,127* MHz
Clock Speeds Boost Clock
1,178* MHz
Graphics Features Shader Model
6.8*
Top CORES
1,024*
Render Config Shading Units
1,024*
Render Config L2 Cache
1,024* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE
2* GB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float)
2.413* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double)
75.39 GFLOPS (1:32)
Render Config L1 Cache
48 KB (per SMM)*
Top MEMORY TYPE
GDDR5*
Specifications 10 · 9 fields
name
GeForce GTX 960*
price
$229.99**
3dmark
5,809*
value
25.26*
2dmark
756*
tdp
120*
powerperf
48*
test
Jan 2015*
category
Desktop*
Specifications 11 · 8 fields
Name
GeForce GTX 960*
GPUChip
GM206*
Released
Jan 22nd, 2015*
Bus
PCIe 3.0 x16*
Memory
2 GB, GDDR5, 128 bit*
GPUClock
1,127* MHz
MemoryClock
1,753* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs
1024 / 64 / 32*
Specifications 12 · 7 fields
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960*
December
1.07%*
January
1.11%*
February
1.14%*
March
1.08%*
April
1.01%*
Overall
-0.07%*
Specifications 13 · 13 fields
Device
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Device
GeForce GTX 960*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Manufacturer
Nvidia*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Device
GeForce GTX 960*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
OpenCL
18,685*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
OpenCL
19,856*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
CUDA
17,784*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Metal
8,773*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Metal
8,773*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Vulkan
21,368*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Vulkan
20,507*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
OpenCL
21,072*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Vulkan
22,380*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Specifications 14 · 15 fields
gpuName
GeForce GTX 960*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Manufacturer
Nvidia*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Device
GeForce GTX 960*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
G3Dmark
6,042*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
CUDA
17,784*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
G2Dmark
671*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Metal
8,773*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
price
172*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
gpuValue
35.13*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
OpenCL
21,072*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
TDP
120*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Vulkan
22,380*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
powerPerformance
50.35*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
testDate
2,015*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
category
Desktop*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Specifications 15 · 27 fields
manufacturer
NVIDIA*
manufacturer
NVIDIA*
rop
8*
rop
32*
igp
No*
igp
No*
bus
PCIe 3.0 x16*
bus
PCIe 3.0 x8*
memType
GDDR5*
memType
DDR3*
gpuChip
GM206*
gpuChip
GM108*
productName
GeForce GTX 960*
productName
GeForce GTX 960*
releaseYear
2,015*
releaseYear
2,015*
memSize
2*
memSize
2*
memBusWidth
128*
gpuClock
1,127*
gpuClock
1,029*
memClock
1,753*
memClock
1,001*
unifiedShader
384*
unifiedShader
1,024*
tmu
64*
tmu
16*

* Provisional data