Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Overview

The GTX 960 is Nvidia's most affordable GeForce GTX 900 series GPU. Billed as the company's 'sweet spot' card, the GTX 960 is meant to deliver on value, offering more performance than the competition with considerably better power efficiency. The Nvidia GM206 GPU used in the GTX 960 features all the key architectural innovations introduced in the GTX 980.

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Based on 13 expert reviews

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4
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7
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9.2

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Last revision on November 24, 2016

Editors Liked

Runs cool
Extremely quiet during gaming
Backplate included
Can easily handle most games at 1080p
HDMI 2.0

Editors Didn't Like

Only small performance increase over previous generations
1440p and 4K can prove too much

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By TechSpot on October 26, 2015

Important to note, all the pricing information below comes from Newegg and excludes sales. If pricing in your country or region differs from the Newegg's pricing in the US, which it likely will, then please draw your own conclusions based on the...

By TechSpot on January 22, 2015 85

Notwithstanding, the GTX 960 is a great GPU, the card's low power consumption means it generates very little heat and allows for graphics cards such as Gainward's to run almost silently when gaming.

By PCPowerPlay AU on April 23, 2015 70

NVIDIA has delivered a capable mainstream product, but AMD's offering at this price point is too good to pass...

By Expert Reviews on March 26, 2015 80

The GTX 960 is a powerful card, that's quieter than you'd think, for under...

By Trusted Reviews on February 20, 2015 70

What is the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960? The second generation of Nvidia's Maxwell hardware arrived with the high-end GTX 980 and GTX 970 cards back in September, but it's taken until now for mainstream parts to arrive. That's where the GTX 960 comes in; it's...

By Guru3D on January 22, 2015 90

Overall the product is getting our recommended award, obviously I would have liked to see a bit more memory in this price class anno 2015, but perhaps that is wishful thinking. Other than that, we can recommend the for a decent 1080P gaming card at very low noise levels with terrific looks.

By TechPowerUp on January 22, 2015 91

Personally I don't think upgrading from a GTX 760 is worth the cost, upgrading from a GTX 660 Ti probably neither. If you have a GTX 660 and some money to spend or are looking for a card to drive your new PC, GTX 960 is definitely an excellent choice. Value oriented buyers should also consider used GTX 680/770/780 class cards which should hit the market soon.

By PCGamer on January 22, 2015 82

The GTX 960 is a decent 1080p, mid-range GPU, and this SuperSuperClocked EVGA version is one of the fastest of its ilk.

By TechRadar on January 22, 2015 80

The EVGA GTX 960 SuperSC is probably one of the quickest GTX 960s you'll find.

By Digital Trends on January 22, 2015 80

Nvidia's review guide was careful focus on 1080p gaming, and it's easy to see why. At full HD the card performs well, hitting an average of 60 FPS in most games even with detail set to maximum. Only Crysis 3 proved a real challenge, reporting an average...

By eurogamer.net on October 18, 2015

The card in question is Gigabyte's GV-N960OC-4GD [?] and we bought it ourselves from Amazon for £160. And that price-point is significant, because it's pretty much the same cost as many of the other GTX 960s on the market - cards that only feature the...

By uk.hardware.info on July 08, 2015

We previously published a performance review of Grand Theft Auto V , in which we tested the game using 23 graphics cards, ranging from an entry-level Radeon R7 240 to an ultra high-end GeForce GTX Titan X. We ran the tests on our standard test system...

By uk.hardware.info on July 07, 2015

Around two months ago, the PC version of GTA V was released at long last. Where owners of a PlayStation 3 or an Xbox 360 have been able to play this game since September 2013, PC gamers had to wait no less than nineteen months for their turn....

By uk.hardware.info on June 23, 2015

Released fifteen years after the first Total War game, Attila is the ninth entry in the Total War series. Within these games, which combine turn-based and realtime strategy, you play the role of both an emperor and a general. You must keep your...

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

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