Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 670 vs GeForce GTX 960
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 670
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 10 May 2012
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 960
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 22 Jan 2015
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 670100%
- GeForce GTX 960111%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 670103%
- GeForce GTX 960100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 670
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 960
- 50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 670 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (2 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 670 | GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GK104 (GK104-325-A2) | GM206 (GM206-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 294 mm² | 228 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,540 million | 2,940 million |
| Shaders | 1344 | 1024 |
| Compute Units | 7 | 8 |
| Core clock | 915 MHz | 1127 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 64 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 670 | GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 670 | GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|
| TDP | 170 watts | 120 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2012 | 22 Jan 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 67025.60 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 96036.10 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 670102.00 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 96072.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 670192.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 960112.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 6702460.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 9602308.10 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 6709330
- GeForce GTX 96010380
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 67043
- GeForce GTX 96047
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 67039
- GeForce GTX 96034
FPS (higher is better)