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GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs GeForce GTX 960
Intro
The GeForce GTX 560 Ti comes with a GPU clock speed of 822 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM is set to run at 1002 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 384 SPUs, 64 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 960, which comes with a core clock speed of 1127 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1750 MHz. It also features a 128-bit memory bus, and uses a 28 nm design. It is made up of 1024 SPUs, 64 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.
Benchmarks
These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score
| GeForce GTX 960 |
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7627 points |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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3466 points |
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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 960 |
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120 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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170 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti should in theory be just a bit better than the GeForce GTX 960 in general. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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128256 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 960 |
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112000 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 960 will be much (approximately 37%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 560 Ti. (explain)| GeForce GTX 960 |
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72128 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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52608 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce GTX 960 will be a lot (more or less 37%) more effective at AA than the GeForce GTX 560 Ti, and also able to handle higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)| GeForce GTX 960 |
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36064 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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26304 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTX 560 Ti | GeForce GTX 960 |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | January 2011 | January 2015 |
| Code Name | GF114 | GM206 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 2048 MB |
| Core Speed | 822 MHz | 1127 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 4008 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 170 watts | 120 watts |
| Bandwidth | 128256 MB/sec | 112000 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 52608 Mtexels/sec | 72128 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 26304 Mpixels/sec | 36064 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 384 | 1024 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 64 | 64 |
| Render Output Units | 32 | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 128-bit |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 1950 million | 2940 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 11 | DirectX 12.0 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 4.1 | OpenGL 4.5 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.
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Comments
3 Responses to “GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs GeForce GTX 960”Wow. My veteran old 560ti still holds its own against newer, faster cards. That 256-bit bus really seems to keep the old 560ti in the game. For the hundreds of dollars the new VGA's cost, I don't see a huge, overwhelming advantage over the 560ti.
thats what im sayin. i got my 560 year ago and it still performs better than the newer stuff around 200$, id need to spend 300+ for a good upgrade other than that ill stick with the 560. mayb just get another 560 for around 130$
960 offers great low power consumption and only loses in the memory bandwith departement vs the 560 which is not the worst thing in the world.
I will buy a 960 and later upgrade to a 960 SLI setup