NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is a NVIDIA graphics card released in 2015 in the GM206-300-A1 generation. It carries 2 GB of video memory. Rated power draw is 120 W. Launch price was around $199.

Released2015
Memory2 GB
Clock1127 MHz
Power120 W
Atlas performance index51 model estimate

Ranks #313 of 1030 rated GPUs · top 30%. Fastest GPU we rate: 800.

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BrandNVIDIA
FamilyGM206-300-A1
Released2015
Video memory2 GB
Base clock1127 MHz
Boost clock1178 MHz
Power (TDP)120 W
Process–
Launch price$199
Atlas performance index51 model estimate

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