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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

120 W · Launched Jan 2015
Compare with rivalsGPU overall rankings

GPU overall vs rivals

GeForce RTX 4060 (ref)GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 970MGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 960 ◂Arc A310 LPRadeon TM0102030405012.813.313.112.812.850.013.3NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 This chip Desktop GPU Index 12.8NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 13.3 1.04× GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 13.1 1.02× GeForce GTX 960Intel Arc A310 LP Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 12.8 1.00× GeForce GTX 960AMD Radeon TM Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 12.8 1.00× GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 3.91× GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 13.3 1.04× GeForce GTX 960
GeForce RTX 4060 (…GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 970MGeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 960 ◂Arc A310 LPRadeon TM0102030405012.813.313.112.812.850.013.3NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 This chip Desktop GPU Index 12.8NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 13.3 1.04× GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 13.1 1.02× GeForce GTX 960Intel Arc A310 LP Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 12.8 1.00× GeForce GTX 960AMD Radeon TM Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 12.8 1.00× GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 3.91× GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 13.3 1.04× GeForce GTX 960
GPU overall
12.8
0.26× refest.
GPU raster
14.1
0.28× reflow conf.
GPU compute
4.6
0.09× ref
Street price
$267
GPU overall per $100
4.8
TDP
120 W
GPU overall per watt
0.11

GPU raster, by benchmark

Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)PassMark G3D Mark0102030405012.715.7Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 12.7 Median 51.5 fps Source average of 10 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 15.7 Median 6,150 points Source average of 27075 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Unigine Heaven (10…PassMark G3D Mark0102030405012.715.7Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 12.7 Median 51.5 fps Source average of 10 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 15.7 Median 6,150 points Source average of 27075 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)1.651.5–fps10 avg.12.76 Nov 2026
PassMark G3D Markcurrent6,150–points27075 avg.15.76 Nov 2026

GPU compute, by benchmark

Blender (GPU) 4Blender (GPU) 5Geekbench MetalGeekbench OpenCLV-Ray 6 (GPU)010203040503.63.03.67.65.0Blender (GPU), version 4 Index 3.6 (p10 3.3 – p90 4.1) Median 167 samples/min (p10 150 – p90 186) 6 runs, 9 Nov 2025 – 24 Jan 2026 Blender Open DataBlender (GPU), version 5 Index 3.0 (p10 2.4 – p90 3.3) Median 139 samples/min (p10 112 – p90 157) 5 runs, 18 Apr 2026 – 25 Oct 2026 Blender Open DataGeekbench Metal, version unknown Index 3.6 Median 8,773 points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserGeekbench OpenCL, version unknown Index 7.6 Median 19.3k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserV-Ray 6 (GPU), version CUDA Index 5.0 Median 199 vpaths Source average of 5 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 V-Ray Benchmark
Blender (GPU) 4Blender (GPU) 5GB MetalGB OpenCLV-Ray 6 (GPU)010203040503.63.03.67.65.0Blender (GPU), version 4 Index 3.6 (p10 3.3 – p90 4.1) Median 167 samples/min (p10 150 – p90 186) 6 runs, 9 Nov 2025 – 24 Jan 2026 Blender Open DataBlender (GPU), version 5 Index 3.0 (p10 2.4 – p90 3.3) Median 139 samples/min (p10 112 – p90 157) 5 runs, 18 Apr 2026 – 25 Oct 2026 Blender Open DataGeekbench Metal, version unknown Index 3.6 Median 8,773 points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserGeekbench OpenCL, version unknown Index 7.6 Median 19.3k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserV-Ray 6 (GPU), version CUDA Index 5.0 Median 199 vpaths Source average of 5 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 V-Ray Benchmark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Blender (GPU)4167150–186samples/min6 runs3.69 Nov 2025 – 24 Jan 2026
Blender (GPU)5139112–157samples/min5 runs3.018 Apr 2026 – 25 Oct 2026
Geekbench Metalunknown8,773–pointsavg.3.66 Nov 2026
Geekbench OpenCLunknown19.3k–pointsavg.7.66 Nov 2026
V-Ray 6 (GPU)CUDA199–vpaths5 avg.5.06 Nov 2026

Over time

GPU compute index
monthly
3.84.04.24.44.6Apr2025MayJunJul2025-03 4.4 index 5 samples2025-04 4.0 index 6 samples2025-06 3.8 index 6 samples2025-07 4.5 index 5 samples
3.84.04.24.44.6Apr2025MayJunJul2025-03 4.4 index 5 samples2025-04 4.0 index 6 samples2025-06 3.8 index 6 samples2025-07 4.5 index 5 samples
Blender (GPU) 4
samples/min, monthly
140150160170Apr2025MayJunJul2025-03 161 samples/min 5 samples2025-04 146 samples/min 6 samples2025-06 139 samples/min 6 samples2025-07 165 samples/min 5 samples
140150160170Apr2025MayJunJul2025-03 161 samples/min 5 samples2025-04 146 samples/min 6 samples2025-06 139 samples/min 6 samples2025-07 165 samples/min 5 samples

Sources

Blender Open Data11 runs25 Oct 2026Geekbench Browser2 averages6 Nov 2026OpenBenchmarking1 average6 Nov 2026PassMark1 average6 Nov 2026PCPartPicker1 average6 Nov 2026V-Ray Benchmark1 average6 Nov 2026