NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GTX 770 GTX 960 Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Price $ 179.0 $ 89.0 90 (50%)
Year 2013 2015 2 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 82C 75C 7 (9%)
Max Fan Noise 50.3dB 40dB 10.3 (20%)
Recommended Power Supply 580W 470W 110 (19%)
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 42.6 FPS 38.0 FPS 4.6 (11%)
Average 1440p Performance 29.2 FPS 27.5 FPS 1.7 (6%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 25.2 FPS 23.4 FPS 1.8 (7%)
Average 4K Performance 17.9 FPS 16.3 FPS 1.6 (9%)
Memory 2 GB 2 GB 0 (0%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 9.4 $ 5.2 4.2 (45%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 13.7 $ 7.2 6.5 (47%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 15.8 $ 8.5 7.3 (46%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 22.3 $ 12.2 10.1 (45%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Overall Combination Score 55/100 64/100 9 (16%)
Our Verdict: Upgrading from GTX 960 to GTX 770 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 770

The GTX 780 might be the high-end flagship of the latest Kepler set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most mid-range PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 770 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 399. NVIDIA ’s xx70 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Kepler graphics card inside the GTX 770, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, R9 280X, the GTX 770 was -8 % slower. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 82 fps to 82 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 82 fps.

For 1440p Quad 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 770
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
29
32.9
27
30.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
20
22.4
18
20.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
17
19.4
15
17.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
13
15.0
12
13.6
2023 Forspoken
15
17.3
14
15.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
12
13.5
11
12.3
2023 Dead Space
20
22.4
18
20.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
23
26.6
21
24.3
2023 Armored Core VI
23
26.6
21
24.3
2023 Immortals of Aveum
10
12.0
9
10.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
21
23.9
19
21.8
2023 Remnant II
12
13.5
11
12.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
16
17.9
14
16.4
2023 Atomic Heart
16
17.9
14
16.4
2023 Starfield
8
9.0
7
8.2
2022 Elden Ring
21
24.3
19
21.9
2022 God of War
20
23.0
18
20.8
2022 Overwatch 2
38
42.8
34
38.6
2022 F1 22
24
26.9
22
24.5
2022 Dying Light 2
22
25.4
20
23.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
22
25.4
20
23.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
37
41.9
34
38.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
26
29.9
24
27.3
2021 Forza Horizon 5
20
23.3
18
21.0
2021 Halo Infinite
16
17.8
14
16.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
29
32.8
26
29.6
2021 Hitman 3
30
34.4
28
31.4
2021 Far Cry 6
28
32.0
26
29.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
31
35.0
28
31.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
31
35.3
28
32.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
16
18.8
15
17.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
11
12.3
9
11.1
2020 Valorant
74
82.3
66
74.4
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
29
32.3
26
29.2
2020 Death Stranding
33
37.3
30
33.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
21
24.3
19
21.9
2020 Godfall
32
36.3
29
32.8
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
16
18.8
15
17.0
2019 Apex Legends
40
45.0
32
36.0
2019 Anthem
26
29.0
20
23.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
38
42.5
30
34.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
45
50.5
41
45.7
2019 Metro Exodus
20
22.5
18
20.3
2019 World War Z
37
41.5
33
37.5
2019 Gears of War 5
29
32.7
26
29.6
2019 F1 2019
36
41.1
33
37.2
2019 GreedFall
33
37.0
30
33.4
2019 Borderlands 3
23
26.0
21
23.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
45
50.0
40
45.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
17
19.3
15
17.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
27
30.3
24
27.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
27
30.4
34
38.0
2018 Fallout 76
31
35.2
39
44.0
2018 Hitman 2
24
27.2
30
34.0
2018 Just Cause 4
29
32.5
26
29.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
31
35.0
28
31.6
2018 Strange Brigade
47
52.7
42
47.7
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
23
26.4
27
31.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
27
30.8
34
38.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
40
45.0
36
40.7
2017 For Honor
54
60.0
48
54.2
2017 Project CARS 2
38
42.5
34
38.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
46
51.5
41
46.6
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
19
21.5
21
24.2
2016 Hitman
20
22.6
29
32.7
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
23
25.8
41
45.8
2016 The Division
24
27.4
31
34.6
2016 Overwatch
42
47.6
53
59.5
2016 Dishonored 2
27
31.0
25
28.0
2015 DiRT Rally
47
52.5
55
62.2
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
28
31.5
32
35.9
2015 The Witcher 3
23
26.6
29
32.9
2015 Total War: Attila
26
29.6
26
29.8
2015 Rocket League
157
175.0
142
158.2
2015 Need For Speed
43
48.5
39
43.8
2015 Project CARS
41
46.5
37
42.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
76
85.0
69
76.8
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
42
46.8
43
48.8
2014 GRID Autosport
62
68.9
63
70.6
2014 Shadow of Mordor
46
51.5
38
43.1
2014 The Talos Principle
48
53.9
49
55.1
2013 Crysis 3
34
38.2
35
39.2
2013 Battlefield 4
42
47.1
45
50.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
108
120.0
97
108.5
2009 League of Legends
202
225.0
183
203.4

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
19
23.9
17
21.8
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
13
16.4
12
15.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
12
15.0
10
13.6
2023 The Last of Us Part I
9
11.4
8
10.4
2023 Forspoken
9
11.4
8
10.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
9.6
6
8.7
2023 Dead Space
12
15.0
10
13.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
17
21.5
15
19.6
2023 Armored Core VI
17
21.5
15
19.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
8.4
6
7.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
13
16.4
12
15.0
2023 Remnant II
7
9.0
6
8.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
10
13.5
9
12.3
2023 Atomic Heart
10
12.9
9
11.7
2023 Starfield
6
8.1
5
7.4
2022 Elden Ring
15
19.2
13
17.3
2022 God of War
15
19.8
14
17.9
2022 Overwatch 2
29
36.8
26
33.2
2022 F1 22
13
16.4
12
15.0
2022 Dying Light 2
13
16.4
12
15.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
14
17.9
13
16.4
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
23
29.9
21
27.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
15
19.4
14
17.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
16
20.0
14
18.1
2021 Halo Infinite
12
16.0
11
14.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
17
21.8
15
19.7
2021 Hitman 3
19
24.5
17
22.4
2021 Far Cry 6
19
23.9
17
21.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
19
24.8
18
22.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
18
23.0
16
21.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
13
16.3
11
14.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
8
10.8
7
9.7
2020 Valorant
53
67.3
48
60.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
20
25.3
18
22.8
2020 Death Stranding
23
28.9
20
26.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
13
17.3
12
15.6
2020 Godfall
19
24.3
17
21.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
14
17.5
12
15.8
2019 Apex Legends
26
33.5
21
26.8
2019 Anthem
18
23.0
14
18.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
26
33.0
21
26.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
27
34.0
24
30.7
2019 Metro Exodus
14
17.5
12
15.8
2019 World War Z
24
30.3
21
27.4
2019 Gears of War 5
18
23.7
17
21.5
2019 F1 2019
23
29.1
21
26.3
2019 GreedFall
21
26.8
19
24.2
2019 Borderlands 3
14
18.3
13
16.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
28
36.0
26
32.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
12
15.8
11
14.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
18
23.7
17
21.5
2018 Forza Horizon 4
20
25.6
25
32.0
2018 Hitman 2
14
17.6
17
22.0
2018 Just Cause 4
19
24.0
17
21.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
19
24.5
17
22.1
2018 Strange Brigade
29
36.7
26
33.2
2018 Battlefield V
21
26.4
26
33.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
16
20.8
18
23.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
16
20.2
20
25.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
26
32.5
23
29.4
2017 For Honor
28
35.0
25
31.6
2017 Project CARS 2
24
30.0
21
27.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
37
46.5
33
42.0
2016 Overwatch
26
33.0
33
41.3
2016 Dishonored 2
21
26.5
19
24.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
14
17.8
17
21.7
2015 Total War: Attila
15
19.3
14
17.7
2015 Rocket League
60
75.0
54
67.8
2015 Need For Speed
30
37.5
27
33.9
2015 Project CARS
28
35.5
25
32.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
44
55.0
39
49.7
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
25
31.3
25
32.3
2014 GRID Autosport
41
51.3
42
53.0
2014 Shadow of Mordor
24
30.7
19
24.4
2014 The Talos Principle
30
37.9
30
38.5
2013 Crysis 3
18
23.4
28
35.3
2013 Battlefield 4
24
30.5
25
31.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
80
100.0
72
90.4
2009 League of Legends
100
125.0
90
113.0

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
21
28.6
17
22.9
2019 Anthem
14
19.0
11
15.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
20
27.0
16
21.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
20
27.2
18
24.5
2019 Metro Exodus
11
15.2
10
13.7
2019 World War Z
19
25.5
17
23.1
2019 Gears of War 5
15
20.7
14
18.8
2019 F1 2019
19
25.5
17
23.0
2019 GreedFall
15
20.2
13
18.2
2019 Borderlands 3
11
14.9
10
13.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
23
30.8
21
27.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
10
13.8
9
12.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
15
20.7
14
18.8
2018 Forza Horizon 4
17
22.7
21
28.4
2018 Hitman 2
11
15.0
14
18.7
2018 Just Cause 4
14
19.5
13
17.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
14
19.4
13
17.5
2018 Strange Brigade
23
30.3
20
27.4
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
13
17.5
14
19.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
12
16.5
15
20.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
22
29.4
20
26.6
2017 For Honor
21
28.1
19
25.4
2017 Project CARS 2
22
29.4
20
26.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
34
45.7
31
41.4
2016 Overwatch
20
26.7
25
33.3
2016 Dishonored 2
19
25.4
17
23.0
2015 Rocket League
44
58.8
40
53.2
2015 Need For Speed
25
33.4
22
30.2
2015 Project CARS
24
32.4
22
29.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
32
43.1
29
38.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
77
101.7
69
91.9
2009 League of Legends
71
93.6
64
84.6

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
12
17.9
11
16.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
7
10.5
6
9.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
7
10.5
6
9.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
6.0
3
5.5
2023 Forspoken
3
5.4
3
4.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
4.8
3
4.4
2023 Dead Space
4
6.0
3
5.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
8
12.0
7
10.9
2023 Armored Core VI
8
12.0
7
10.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
3.9
2
3.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
6
9.0
5
8.2
2023 Remnant II
3
4.5
2
4.1
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
6.6
4
6.0
2023 Atomic Heart
5
8.1
5
7.4
2023 Starfield
3
5.4
3
4.9
2022 Elden Ring
7
10.9
6
9.9
2022 God of War
10
15.4
9
13.9
2022 Overwatch 2
19
27.8
17
25.1
2022 F1 22
8
12.0
7
10.9
2022 Dying Light 2
8
12.0
7
10.9
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
9
13.5
8
12.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
14
20.9
13
19.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
8
12.0
7
10.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
10
15.5
9
14.0
2021 Halo Infinite
7
11.0
6
9.9
2021 Battlefield 2042
9
14.0
8
12.7
2021 Hitman 3
10
15.0
9
13.6
2021 Far Cry 6
9
12.9
8
11.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
9
13.5
8
12.3
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
10
15.0
9
13.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
7
11.0
6
9.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
8.5
5
7.7
2020 Valorant
40
58.5
37
52.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
9
13.5
8
12.2
2020 Death Stranding
12
17.6
11
15.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
6
9.1
5
8.2
2020 Godfall
8
11.6
7
10.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
8
11.5
7
10.4
2019 Apex Legends
14
20.0
11
16.0
2019 Anthem
8
12.5
7
10.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
12
17.5
9
14.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
11
16.8
10
15.1
2019 Metro Exodus
7
11.0
6
9.9
2019 World War Z
12
17.4
11
15.8
2019 Gears of War 5
10
15.0
9
13.6
2019 F1 2019
12
18.5
11
16.7
2019 GreedFall
7
11.0
6
9.9
2019 Borderlands 3
6
9.5
6
8.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
15
21.5
13
19.4
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
7
10.0
6
9.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
10
15.0
9
13.6
2018 Forza Horizon 4
11
16.8
14
21.0
2018 Hitman 2
7
10.4
9
13.0
2018 Just Cause 4
8
12.5
7
11.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
8
11.8
7
10.6
2018 Strange Brigade
14
20.0
12
18.1
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
8
12.0
9
13.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
7
10.6
9
13.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
15
22.5
14
20.3
2017 For Honor
12
17.5
11
15.8
2017 Project CARS 2
17
25.0
15
22.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
27
39.0
24
35.3
2016 Overwatch
11
16.8
14
21.0
2016 Dishonored 2
14
21.0
13
19.0
2015 Rocket League
24
35.0
22
31.6
2015 Need For Speed
17
25.0
15
22.6
2015 Project CARS
17
25.0
15
22.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
17
25.5
16
23.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
62
90.0
56
81.4
2009 League of Legends
35
50.0
31
45.2
GTX 770 vs GTX 960 with i7-3770K vs i7-4790K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 770 vs GTX 960 with i7-3770K vs i7-4790K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 770 vs GTX 960 with i7-3770K vs i7-4790K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 / i7-3770K

It is worth noting that the GTX 770 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 770 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between GTX 770 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 770 and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 770 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 770 vs GTX 960 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 770 GTX 960
Board NumberP2005PG301
Length10.5 inches 267 mm9.5 inches 241 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP230 W120 W

Clock Speeds

GTX 770 GTX 960
Boost Clock1085 MHz1178 MHz
GPU Clock1046 MHz1127 MHz
Memory Clock1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective

Graphics Card

GTX 770 GTX 960
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 700GeForce 900
Launch Price399 USD199 USD
ProductionEnd-of-lifeActive
Release DateMay 30th, 2013Jan 22nd, 2015

Graphics Features

GTX 770 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 770 GTX 960
ArchitectureKeplerMaxwell 2.0
Die Size294 mm²228 mm²
GPU NameGK104GM206
GPU VariantGK104-425-A2GM206-300-A1
Process Size28 nm28 nm
Transistors3,540 million2,940 million

Memory

GTX 770 GTX 960
Bandwidth224.4 GB/s112.2 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit128 bit
Memory Size2048 MB2048 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

GTX 770 GTX 960
ROPs3232
Shading Units15361024
TMUs12864

Theoretical Performance

GTX 770 GTX 960
FP32 (float) performance3,333 GFLOPS2,413 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance138.9 GFLOPS (1:24)75.39 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate34.72 GPixel/s37.70 GPixel/s
Texture Rate138.9 GTexel/s75.39 GTexel/s

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