NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GTX 760 GTX 960 Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Price $ 320.0 $ 89.0 231 (72%)
Year 2013 2015 2 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 82C 75C 7 (9%)
Max Fan Noise 51dB 40dB 11 (22%)
Recommended Power Supply 520W 470W 50 (10%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz ($248.98) Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz ($306.99)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 36.9 FPS 38.0 FPS 1.1 (3%)
Average 1440p Performance 27.3 FPS 27.5 FPS 0.2 (1%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 22.6 FPS 23.4 FPS 0.8 (4%)
Average 4K Performance 14.9 FPS 16.3 FPS 1.4 (9%)
Memory 2 GB 2 GB 0 (0%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 6.8 $ 5.2 1.6 (24%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 9.1 $ 7.2 1.9 (21%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 11.0 $ 8.5 2.5 (23%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 16.7 $ 12.2 4.5 (27%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Overall Combination Score 51/100 64/100 13 (25%)
Our Verdict: Upgrading from GTX 760 to GTX 960 is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware. The price/performance ratio is much better for GTX 960 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

The GTX 770 might be the mid-range flagship of the latest Kepler set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most entry-level PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 760 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 249. NVIDIA ’s xx60 cards have always been defined by entry-level prices with performance that knocks on the door of mid-range graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Kepler graphics card inside the GTX 760, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

Spec for spec, this GTX 760 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 660, by boasting 8.8 % more fps. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 67 fps to 67 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 67 fps.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

The GTX 970 might be the mid-range flagship of the latest Maxwell 2.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most entry-level PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 960 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 199. NVIDIA ’s xx60 cards have always been defined by entry-level prices with performance that knocks on the door of mid-range graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Maxwell 2.0 graphics card inside the GTX 960, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

The GTX 960 is much more cheaper than the GTX 760 as it costs $ 199. Compare this to the GTX 760, which came originally at a price of $ 249. Meanwhile, the AMD closest equivalent card is the R9 280 which costs $ 279. Spec for spec, this GTX 960 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 760, by boasting 3 % more fps.

Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The GTX 960 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 760 and it really justifies an upgrade. Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, R9 280, the GTX 960 was -1.6 % slower.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 74 fps to 74 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 74 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 61 fps to 61 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 61 fps.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
26
29.0
27
30.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
17
19.8
18
20.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
15
17.1
15
17.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
11
13.2
12
13.6
2023 Forspoken
13
15.3
14
15.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
10
11.9
11
12.3
2023 Dead Space
17
19.8
18
20.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
21
23.5
21
24.3
2023 Armored Core VI
21
23.5
21
24.3
2023 Immortals of Aveum
9
10.5
9
10.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
18
21.1
19
21.8
2023 Remnant II
10
11.9
11
12.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
14
15.8
14
16.4
2023 Atomic Heart
14
15.8
14
16.4
2023 Starfield
7
7.9
7
8.2
2022 Elden Ring
17
19.8
19
21.9
2022 God of War
16
18.8
18
20.8
2022 Overwatch 2
31
35.0
34
38.6
2022 F1 22
21
23.7
22
24.5
2022 Dying Light 2
20
22.4
20
23.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
20
22.4
20
23.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
33
36.9
34
38.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
23
26.4
24
27.3
2021 Forza Horizon 5
17
19.0
18
21.0
2021 Halo Infinite
13
14.5
14
16.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
24
26.8
26
29.6
2021 Hitman 3
27
30.3
28
31.4
2021 Far Cry 6
25
28.2
26
29.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
27
30.8
28
31.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
27
31.1
28
32.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
13
15.3
15
17.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9
10.0
9
11.1
2020 Valorant
60
67.3
66
74.4
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
23
26.4
26
29.2
2020 Death Stranding
27
30.5
30
33.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
17
19.8
19
21.9
2020 Godfall
26
29.7
29
32.8
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
13
15.3
15
17.0
2019 Apex Legends
32
36.0
32
36.0
2019 Anthem
20
23.2
20
23.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
30
34.0
30
34.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
37
41.3
41
45.7
2019 Metro Exodus
16
18.4
18
20.3
2019 World War Z
30
33.9
33
37.5
2019 Gears of War 5
24
26.8
26
29.6
2019 F1 2019
30
33.6
33
37.2
2019 GreedFall
27
30.3
30
33.4
2019 Borderlands 3
19
21.3
21
23.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
36
40.9
40
45.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
14
15.7
15
17.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
22
24.7
24
27.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
28
31.5
34
38.0
2018 Fallout 76
32
36.0
39
44.0
2018 Hitman 2
25
27.9
30
34.0
2018 Just Cause 4
23
26.6
26
29.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
25
28.6
28
31.6
2018 Strange Brigade
38
43.1
42
47.7
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
35
39.6
27
31.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
28
31.5
34
38.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
33
36.8
36
40.7
2017 For Honor
44
49.1
48
54.2
2017 Project CARS 2
31
34.8
34
38.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
37
42.1
41
46.6
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
18
20.0
21
24.2
2016 Hitman
18
20.7
29
32.7
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
23
26.0
41
45.8
2016 The Division
21
23.9
31
34.6
2016 Overwatch
44
49.1
53
59.5
2016 Dishonored 2
22
25.4
25
28.0
2015 DiRT Rally
44
49.3
55
62.2
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
27
31.1
32
35.9
2015 The Witcher 3
21
23.7
29
32.9
2015 Total War: Attila
20
23.2
26
29.8
2015 Rocket League
128
143.2
142
158.2
2015 Need For Speed
35
39.7
39
43.8
2015 Project CARS
34
38.0
37
42.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
62
69.5
69
76.8
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
32
35.8
43
48.8
2014 GRID Autosport
54
60.0
63
70.6
2014 Shadow of Mordor
37
41.7
38
43.1
2014 The Talos Principle
48
54.3
49
55.1
2013 Crysis 3
31
35.5
35
39.2
2013 Battlefield 4
39
43.7
45
50.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
88
98.2
97
108.5
2009 League of Legends
165
184.1
183
203.4

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
16
21.1
17
21.8
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
11
14.5
12
15.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
10
13.2
10
13.6
2023 The Last of Us Part I
8
10.0
8
10.4
2023 Forspoken
8
10.0
8
10.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
6
8.4
6
8.7
2023 Dead Space
10
13.2
10
13.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
15
19.0
15
19.6
2023 Armored Core VI
15
19.0
15
19.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
5
7.4
6
7.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
11
14.5
12
15.0
2023 Remnant II
6
7.9
6
8.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
9
11.9
9
12.3
2023 Atomic Heart
9
11.3
9
11.7
2023 Starfield
5
7.1
5
7.4
2022 Elden Ring
12
15.7
13
17.3
2022 God of War
12
16.2
14
17.9
2022 Overwatch 2
24
30.1
26
33.2
2022 F1 22
11
14.5
12
15.0
2022 Dying Light 2
11
14.5
12
15.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
12
15.8
13
16.4
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
21
26.4
21
27.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
13
17.1
14
17.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
13
16.4
14
18.1
2021 Halo Infinite
10
13.1
11
14.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
14
17.8
15
19.7
2021 Hitman 3
17
21.6
17
22.4
2021 Far Cry 6
16
21.1
17
21.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
17
21.9
18
22.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
16
20.3
16
21.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10
13.3
11
14.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
8.8
7
9.7
2020 Valorant
44
55.0
48
60.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
16
20.7
18
22.8
2020 Death Stranding
18
23.6
20
26.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
11
14.1
12
15.6
2020 Godfall
15
19.8
17
21.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
11
14.3
12
15.8
2019 Apex Legends
21
26.8
21
26.8
2019 Anthem
14
18.4
14
18.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
21
26.4
21
26.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
22
27.8
24
30.7
2019 Metro Exodus
11
14.3
12
15.8
2019 World War Z
19
24.7
21
27.4
2019 Gears of War 5
15
19.4
17
21.5
2019 F1 2019
19
23.8
21
26.3
2019 GreedFall
17
21.9
19
24.2
2019 Borderlands 3
11
14.9
13
16.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
23
29.4
26
32.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
10
12.9
11
14.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
15
19.4
17
21.5
2018 Forza Horizon 4
21
27.0
25
32.0
2018 Hitman 2
14
18.0
17
22.0
2018 Just Cause 4
15
19.6
17
21.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
16
20.0
17
22.1
2018 Strange Brigade
24
30.1
26
33.2
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
24
30.6
18
23.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
16
20.8
20
25.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
21
26.6
23
29.4
2017 For Honor
22
28.6
25
31.6
2017 Project CARS 2
19
24.5
21
27.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
30
38.0
33
42.0
2016 Overwatch
27
34.0
33
41.3
2016 Dishonored 2
17
21.7
19
24.0
2015 Rocket League
49
61.4
54
67.8
2015 Need For Speed
24
30.7
27
33.9
2015 Project CARS
23
29.0
25
32.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
36
45.0
39
49.7
2013 Crysis 3
27
34.4
28
35.3
2013 Battlefield 4
22
27.5
25
31.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
65
81.8
72
90.4
2009 League of Legends
81
102.3
90
113.0

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
17
22.9
17
22.9
2019 Anthem
11
15.2
11
15.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
16
21.6
16
21.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
16
22.2
18
24.5
2019 Metro Exodus
9
12.5
10
13.7
2019 World War Z
15
20.8
17
23.1
2019 Gears of War 5
12
17.0
14
18.8
2019 F1 2019
15
20.8
17
23.0
2019 GreedFall
12
16.5
13
18.2
2019 Borderlands 3
9
12.1
10
13.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
19
25.1
21
27.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
11.3
9
12.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
12
17.0
14
18.8
2018 Forza Horizon 4
18
24.1
21
28.4
2018 Hitman 2
11
15.4
14
18.7
2018 Just Cause 4
12
15.9
13
17.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
12
15.8
13
17.5
2018 Strange Brigade
18
24.9
20
27.4
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
19
25.5
14
19.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
13
17.2
15
20.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
18
24.1
20
26.6
2017 For Honor
17
23.0
19
25.4
2017 Project CARS 2
18
24.0
20
26.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
28
37.4
31
41.4
2016 Overwatch
20
27.6
25
33.3
2016 Dishonored 2
15
20.8
17
23.0
2015 Rocket League
36
48.1
40
53.2
2015 Need For Speed
20
27.3
22
30.2
2015 Project CARS
20
26.4
22
29.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
26
35.3
29
38.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
63
83.1
69
91.9
2009 League of Legends
58
76.6
64
84.6

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
11
15.8
11
16.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
6
9.2
6
9.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
6
9.2
6
9.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
3
5.3
3
5.5
2023 Forspoken
3
4.7
3
4.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
2
4.2
3
4.4
2023 Dead Space
3
5.3
3
5.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
7
10.5
7
10.9
2023 Armored Core VI
7
10.5
7
10.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
3.4
2
3.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
5
7.9
5
8.2
2023 Remnant II
2
4.0
2
4.1
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
5.8
4
6.0
2023 Atomic Heart
4
7.1
5
7.4
2023 Starfield
3
4.7
3
4.9
2022 Elden Ring
6
8.9
6
9.9
2022 God of War
8
12.6
9
13.9
2022 Overwatch 2
15
22.7
17
25.1
2022 F1 22
7
10.5
7
10.9
2022 Dying Light 2
7
10.5
7
10.9
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
8
11.9
8
12.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
12
18.5
13
19.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
7
10.5
7
10.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
8
12.7
9
14.0
2021 Halo Infinite
6
9.0
6
9.9
2021 Battlefield 2042
8
11.5
8
12.7
2021 Hitman 3
9
13.2
9
13.6
2021 Far Cry 6
7
11.3
8
11.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
8
11.9
8
12.3
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
9
13.2
9
13.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
6
9.0
6
9.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
7.0
5
7.7
2020 Valorant
33
47.9
37
52.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
7
11.0
8
12.2
2020 Death Stranding
10
14.4
11
15.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
5
7.4
5
8.2
2020 Godfall
6
9.4
7
10.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
6
9.4
7
10.4
2019 Apex Legends
11
16.0
11
16.0
2019 Anthem
7
10.0
7
10.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
9
14.0
9
14.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
9
13.7
10
15.1
2019 Metro Exodus
6
9.0
6
9.9
2019 World War Z
9
14.2
11
15.8
2019 Gears of War 5
8
12.3
9
13.6
2019 F1 2019
10
15.1
11
16.7
2019 GreedFall
6
9.0
6
9.9
2019 Borderlands 3
5
7.8
6
8.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
12
17.6
13
19.4
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
5
8.2
6
9.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
8
12.3
9
13.6
2018 Forza Horizon 4
12
18.0
14
21.0
2018 Hitman 2
7
10.8
9
13.0
2018 Just Cause 4
7
10.2
7
11.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
6
9.6
7
10.6
2018 Strange Brigade
11
16.4
12
18.1
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
11
17.1
9
13.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
7
11.3
9
13.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
12
18.4
14
20.3
2017 For Honor
10
14.3
11
15.8
2017 Project CARS 2
14
20.4
15
22.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
22
31.9
24
35.3
2016 Overwatch
12
17.6
14
21.0
2016 Dishonored 2
12
17.2
13
19.0
2015 Rocket League
20
28.6
22
31.6
2015 Need For Speed
14
20.4
15
22.6
2015 Project CARS
14
20.4
15
22.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
14
20.9
16
23.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
51
73.6
56
81.4
2009 League of Legends
28
40.9
31
45.2
GTX 760 vs GTX 960 with i7-3770K vs i7-4790K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 760 vs GTX 960 with i7-3770K vs i7-4790K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 760 vs GTX 960 with i7-3770K vs i7-4790K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / i7-3770K

With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 760 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between GTX 760 and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 760 and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 760 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / i7-4790K

With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 960 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 960 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

GTX 760 vs GTX 960 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 760 GTX 960
Board NumberP2004PG301
Length9.5 inches 241 mm9.5 inches 241 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort
Power Connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP170 W120 W

Clock Speeds

GTX 760 GTX 960
Boost Clock1032 MHz1178 MHz
GPU Clock980 MHz1127 MHz
Memory Clock1502 MHz 6008 MHz effective1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective

Graphics Card

GTX 760 GTX 960
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 700GeForce 900
Launch Price249 USD199 USD
ProductionEnd-of-lifeActive
Release DateJun 25th, 2013Jan 22nd, 2015

Graphics Features

GTX 760 GTX 960
CUDA35.2
DirectX12.0 (11_0)12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL1.21.2
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model5.16.1
Vulkan1.1.821.1.82

Graphics Processor

GTX 760 GTX 960
ArchitectureKeplerMaxwell 2.0
Die Size294 mm²228 mm²
GPU NameGK104GM206
GPU VariantGK104-225-A2GM206-300-A1
Process Size28 nm28 nm
Transistors3,540 million2,940 million

Memory

GTX 760 GTX 960
Bandwidth192.3 GB/s112.2 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit128 bit
Memory Size2048 MB2048 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

GTX 760 GTX 960
ROPs3232
Shading Units11521024
TMUs9664

Theoretical Performance

GTX 760 GTX 960
FP32 (float) performance2,378 GFLOPS2,413 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance99.07 GFLOPS (1:24)75.39 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate24.77 GPixel/s37.70 GPixel/s
Texture Rate99.07 GTexel/s75.39 GTexel/s

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