Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Sat, 22 Aug 2015 14:30:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Nvidia unveils GeForce GTX 950: Decent performance at low cost https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-unveils-geforce-gtx-950-decent-performance-at-low-cost/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-unveils-geforce-gtx-950-decent-performance-at-low-cost/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:51:15 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=264314 Nvidia Corp. on Thursday introduced its second graphics card based on the GM206 graphics processing unit. The GeForce GTX 950 is the lowest-cost second-generation “Maxwell” solution that sports modern feature-set and decent performance in almost all games in full-HD (1920*1080) resolution. Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 is powered by the GM206-250 graphics processing unit with 768 …

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Nvidia Corp. on Thursday introduced its second graphics card based on the GM206 graphics processing unit. The GeForce GTX 950 is the lowest-cost second-generation “Maxwell” solution that sports modern feature-set and decent performance in almost all games in full-HD (1920*1080) resolution.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 is powered by the GM206-250 graphics processing unit with 768 stream processors, 48 texture units, 32 raster operations pipelines as well as 128-bit memory interface. Nvidia recommends to clock the graphics processor at 1024MHz/1188MHz (base/boost) frequency and set the GDDR5 memory at 6.60GHz. By default, the chip has compute performance of around 1.57TFLOPS (significantly below 2.3TFLOPS of the GeForce GTX 960), but expect makers of graphics cards to offer factory-overclocked adapters with considerably higher peak performance.

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Nvidia’s GM206 graphics processor based on the second-generation “Maxwell” architecture is a modern GPU that supports all modern technologies and application programming interfaces, including DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1, upcoming Vulkan and others. In addition, the GM206 supports all proprietary Nvidia’s technologies, such as PhysX and GameWorks effects, G-Sync dynamic display refresh, CUDA-accelerated applications and so on.

One of the unique capabilities of the GM206 is hardware-accelerated decoding and encoding of H.265 (HEVC) video, which is something that will ensure smooth playback of video in ultra-high-definition resolution, such as 4K (3840*2160). In addition, the chip fully supports HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI 2.0, which is required to playback movies on upcoming Ultra HD Blu-ray discs.

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Nvidia positions the GeForce GTX 950 for gamers, who enjoy casual, online and multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games, which do not demand extreme GPU horsepower, but benefit greatly from high-performance graphics adapters. According to Nvidia, the GeForce GTX 950 dramatically improves responsiveness in various MOBA games, including Dota 2, League of Legends and Heroes of the Storm.

“Responsiveness is king,” said Alexander “Abaxial” Haibel, head coach of Brazilian eSports team INTZ. “It’s critical for my team to game on high-performance systems which provide that.”

When designing the GeForce GTX 950, Nvidia’s target was to provide 60fps in full-HD resolution in modern games. Based on KitGuru’s review of the product, the GeForce GTX 950 does deliver comfortable frame-rates almost across the board.

“We had no problem playing our suite of new and slightly older AAA titles at a mixture of High and Ultra quality settings,” said Luke Hill, a KitGuru reviewer.

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The GeForce GTX 950 retails for $159 in the U.S. and costs starting from £129 in the U.K.

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KitGuru Says: Looks like yet another great graphics card based on the “Maxwell” architecture. It is noteworthy that the die size of the GM206 is just around 227mm², which means that it is very inexpensive to manufacture. In the future, Nvidia can comfortably slash the price of the GTX 950 in a bid to improve its sales in the entry-level segment.

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Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 Ti is still in development https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-950-ti-is-still-in-development/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-950-ti-is-still-in-development/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2015 02:20:21 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=263622 Nvidia Corp. is working on a yet another graphics card based on the GM206 graphics processor, which will fill the gap between the GeForce GTX 950 and the GeForce GTX 960. The GeForce GTX 950 Ti is in development and it is unclear when exactly it will be released, but since unofficial information about it …

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Nvidia Corp. is working on a yet another graphics card based on the GM206 graphics processor, which will fill the gap between the GeForce GTX 950 and the GeForce GTX 960. The GeForce GTX 950 Ti is in development and it is unclear when exactly it will be released, but since unofficial information about it continues to circulate, it looks like Nvidia has plans to launch it.

Hermitage Akihabara reports that Nvidia is gearing up to unveil its new GeForce GTX 950 less than a week from now, but in addition to that, the company is finalizing a more powerful solution, the GeForce GTX 950 Ti. Based on what is known about the GM206 graphics processing unit and the GeForce GTX 950, it is highly likely that the GeForce GTX 950 Ti will sport 896 stream processors and will offer performance between the GTX 950 and the GTX 960. Perhaps, select “premium” versions of the GeForce GTX 950 Ti will also get 4GB of GDDR5 memory.

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Given rather negligible difference of the GeForce GTX 960 and the GeForce GTX 950 Ti technical specifications, it is likely that in some cases the latter may even challenge the former, especially when overclocked.

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Thanks to leading-edge functionality of the GeForce GTX 950 Ti – the GM206 supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1, Vulkan and Nvidia’s proprietary technologies – the novelty has all chances to become popular among gamers with tight budgets. Moreover, the product will also be ideal for HTPC enthusiasts since it supports hardware H.265 (HEVC) encoding/decoding and is compatible with HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI 2.0, a set of technologies that will be required to playback Ultra HD Blu-ray content.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Keeping in mind Nvidia’s current market positions, the company hardly needs to release the GeForce GTX 950 Ti: the GTX 950 and the GTX 960 can satisfy demands for lower-priced and higher-performance mainstream graphics adapters. Another offering in the segment will make life harder for AMD, but will unlikely translate into significantly higher sales for Nvidia.

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Image of PNY GeForce GTX 950 hits the web https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/image-of-pny-geforce-gtx-950-hits-the-web/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/image-of-pny-geforce-gtx-950-hits-the-web/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:01:01 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=263514 The first photo of an Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 graphics card has hit the web. The new graphics adapter from PNY seems to be based on a custom design, which is compatible with compact personal computers, but not with mini-ITX small form-factor systems. The PNY GeForce GTX 950 sports dual-slot design with one fan, which …

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The first photo of an Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 graphics card has hit the web. The new graphics adapter from PNY seems to be based on a custom design, which is compatible with compact personal computers, but not with mini-ITX small form-factor systems.

The PNY GeForce GTX 950 sports dual-slot design with one fan, which features curved blades to maximize efficiency and lower noise levels, according to the image published by VideoCardz web-site. The radiator seems to be made of aluminium, which indicates that the graphics processing unit does not emit too much heat.

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 will use the GM206-250 graphics processing unit with 768 stream processors clocked at 1150MHz – 1250MHz, according to a previous report. Graphics cards based on the GeForce GTX 950 will be equipped with 2GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 6600MHz – 6750MHz, which will be connected to the chip using 128-bit memory interface.

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Maximum compute performance of Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 will be around 1.76TFLOPS, which is quite a lot. The graphics card should deliver higher performance than its predecessors – GeForce GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti – but do not expect any breakthroughs from the GTX 950 unless it is heavily overclocked.

The GM206 GPU supports all modern graphics and GPU compute technologies, including DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1 and others. For GeForce GTX 950, a key feature of the product could be support for hardware H.265 (HEVC) encoding and decoding as well as compatibility with HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI 2.0. Both technologies are required to smoothly playback movies in Ultra HD resolution and on Ultra HD Blu-ray discs.

According to media reports, Nvidia decided to postpone the release of the GeForce GTX 950 by several days. The new product will be officially unveiled on the 20th or the 21st of August, 2015.

The exact manufacturer suggested retail price of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 is unknown, but expect something like $150.

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KitGuru Says: The box of the PNY GeForce GTX 950 seems to be the least informative package ever. The only two things that can be learnt by looking at the box are the name of the GPU as well as information about PNY’s warranty. There is no data about memory, outputs and other essential details.

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Nvidia to release GeForce GTX 950 in mid-August https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-release-geforce-gtx-950-in-mid-august/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-release-geforce-gtx-950-in-mid-august/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2015 22:59:56 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=260724 Nvidia Corp. plans to release its next-generation affordable graphics adapter in mid-August, according to a media report. The solution will be powered by the GM206 graphics processing unit featuring second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and its performance will be around 25 per cent lower compared to that of the GeForce GTX 960. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 …

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Nvidia Corp. plans to release its next-generation affordable graphics adapter in mid-August, according to a media report. The solution will be powered by the GM206 graphics processing unit featuring second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and its performance will be around 25 per cent lower compared to that of the GeForce GTX 960.

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 will use the GM206 graphics processing unit with 768 stream processors clocked at 1150MHz – 1250MHz, reports Hardware Battle web-site. The GPU will reportedly feature 128-bit memory interface. Graphics cards featuring GeForce GTX 950 GPU will be equipped with 2GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 6600MHz – 6750MHz. Nvidia reportedly intends to formally roll-out the product on the 17th of August.

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The web-site reports that graphics adapters powered by the GeForce GTX 950 will have thermal design power of 90W, but reference design of the board will feature an 8-pin PCI Express power connector. The inclusion of such connector may indicate that Nvidia wants GeForce GTX 950 to feature maximum overclockability. Partners of Nvidia will likely make GeForce GTX 950-based graphics cards with one 6-pin PCIe power connector to ensure compatibility with different PCs.

Maximum compute performance of Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 will be around 1.76TFLOPS, which is quite a lot. Nonetheless, do not expect performance breakthroughs from such graphics card unless it is heavily overclocked.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 950-based graphics adapters will have recommended price of around $150.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: In fact, overclockability could be the most important “feature” of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 950. If the graphics card can be safely overclocked by 30 – 40 per cent, then competing solutions will be in trouble. 

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Nvidia reportedly slashes price of GeForce GTX 750 Ti https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-reportedly-slashes-price-of-geforce-gtx-750-ti/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-reportedly-slashes-price-of-geforce-gtx-750-ti/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:08:14 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=260558 In a bid to prepare for the launch of its upcoming GeForce GTX 950-series products, Nvidia Corp. is reportedly slashing the price of its GeForce GTX 750 Ti products. The price-cuts are not really significant, but they should help the company and its partners to clear the road for the forthcoming solutions. Hardware.fr reports that …

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In a bid to prepare for the launch of its upcoming GeForce GTX 950-series products, Nvidia Corp. is reportedly slashing the price of its GeForce GTX 750 Ti products. The price-cuts are not really significant, but they should help the company and its partners to clear the road for the forthcoming solutions.

Hardware.fr reports that Nvidia recently slashed prices of graphics cards based on its GeForce GTX 750 Ti graphics processing unit by €15 – €20. At present reference design GeForce GTX 750 Ti adapters are available for €120 – €130 in France and for around £100 – £110 in the U.K. The price-cut will make GeForce GTX 750 Ti more competitive against AMD’s Radeon R7 360 graphics board.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti graphics card is based on the code-named GM107 graphics processing unit with 640 stream processors, 40 texture units and 16 raster operations pipelines. GeForce GTX 750 Ti-powered solutions carry 1GB or 2GB of GDDR5 memory.

Nvidia is reportedly working on GeForce GTX 950-series products based on the GM206 graphics processor. Exact specifications of the upcoming graphics cards are unknown, but expect the GPU to feature 896 or 768 stream processors and higher performance compared to the GTX 750 Ti.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Looks like Nvidia is gearing up to refresh its product lineup this fall. It will be very interesting to see what the company plans to do with its GeForce GTX 960, 970 and 980 graphics adapters.

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EVGA offers £20/€25 cashback on its GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/evga-offers-20e25-cashback-on-its-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-cards/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/evga-offers-20e25-cashback-on-its-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-cards/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:18:13 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=259617 For a limited time only EVGA offers a special discount in the form of cashback on its Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics cards. The promotion is open to residents of the U.K., European Union, EEA countries as well as Switzerland. Customers, who buy any EVGA GeForce GTX 960 graphics card from a participating store between the …

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For a limited time only EVGA offers a special discount in the form of cashback on its Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics cards. The promotion is open to residents of the U.K., European Union, EEA countries as well as Switzerland.

Customers, who buy any EVGA GeForce GTX 960 graphics card from a participating store between the 6th of July, 2015, and the 2nd of August, 2015, will receive £20 or €25 (or an equivalent in respective national currencies) back from EVGA. To claim back cash, owners will need to submit an appropriate form at the web-site of the programme. To get the money, a PayPal account is required.

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A number of well-known U.K. stores participate in the campaign, including Aria PC, CCL Online, Dabs, and Scan.

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960 graphics card is based on the GM206 graphics processing unit that sports 1024 stream processors, 64 texture units, 32 raster operations pipelines and 128-bit memory bus. At 1127MHz default GPU clock-rate, compute performance of the chip is around 2.3TFLOPS. Peak memory bandwidth of the reference graphics board is 112GB/s. The GM206 supports all modern graphics and GPU compute technologies, including DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1, Vulkan and others. The chip has hardware H.265 (HEVC) encoding and decoding and is also fully compatible with HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI, which makes it a great HTPC solution.

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EVGA’s GeForce GTX 960 product family is very broad and includes various models with increased clock-rates, advanced coolers as well as 2GB or 4GB of GDDR5 memory. The top-of-the-range EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB FTW ACX 2.0+ features 1304GHz GPU base clock-rate and offers compute performance of around 2.67TFLOPS.

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KitGuru Says: If you are in the market for an HTPC graphics card, or were planning to buy a GeForce GTX 960, it looks like you can have a great deal here.

The information about the promotion was spotted at Hexus.

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Nvidia preps low-cost GeForce GTX 950-series graphics cards – report https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-preps-low-cost-geforce-gtx-950-series-graphics-cards-report/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-preps-low-cost-geforce-gtx-950-series-graphics-cards-report/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:52:10 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=256791 Nvidia Corp. is working on two new affordable GeForce GTX 900-series products that will replace low-cost graphics cards released last year. The new adapters will be powered by the second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and their performance is expected to be comparable to that of the GeForce GTX 960. Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 and GTX 950 Ti …

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Nvidia Corp. is working on two new affordable GeForce GTX 900-series products that will replace low-cost graphics cards released last year. The new adapters will be powered by the second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and their performance is expected to be comparable to that of the GeForce GTX 960.

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 and GTX 950 Ti graphics adapters will be based on the GM206-250 graphics processing unit, which is a cut-down version of the GM206-300, which powers Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960, according to VideoCardz. The GPU supports all modern graphics and GPU compute technologies, including DirectX 12.1, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1 and others. The GM206 supports H.265 (HEVC) encoding and decoding and thus can be used to watch movies in Ultra HD resolution and on Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. The GM206 is also fully compatible with HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI 2.0.

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Exact specifications of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 and 950 Ti graphics cards are unknown, but it is highly likely that they will have more than 640, but less than 1024 stream processors (896 and 768 SPs are likely). Since the new boards belong to the GTX family, the new adapters will feature 128-bit memory bus.

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Nvidia’s new GeForce GTX 950 and 950 Ti graphics adapters will replace the company’s GeForce GTX 750 and 750 Ti, respectively. It is logical to expect the new boards to cost less than $150.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Looks like Nvidia plans to make AMD’s life harder in the low-end of the market. The upcoming GeForce GTX 950/950 Ti will naturally compete against recently release AMD Radeon R7 360 and R7 370 cards, respectively.

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Zotac’s develops world’s fastest GeForce GTX 960 graphics card https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/zotacs-develops-worlds-fastest-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-card/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/zotacs-develops-worlds-fastest-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-card/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2015 22:57:11 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=246643 Zotac has developed a new GeForce GTX 960 graphics card that features rather extreme clock-rates and may easily become the world’s fastest graphics adapter based on Nvidia Corp.’s GM206 graphics processing unit. The Zotac GeForce GTX 960 Extreme Top 2GB GDDR5 graphics card features 1342/1405 base/boost GPU clock-rates, which means that it has around 20 …

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Zotac has developed a new GeForce GTX 960 graphics card that features rather extreme clock-rates and may easily become the world’s fastest graphics adapter based on Nvidia Corp.’s GM206 graphics processing unit.

The Zotac GeForce GTX 960 Extreme Top 2GB GDDR5 graphics card features 1342/1405 base/boost GPU clock-rates, which means that it has around 20 per cent higher compute performance over reference GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards. While the GPU frequencies are high, this is hardly a breakthrough since there are a lot of factory-overclocked graphics cards featuring the GM206 chip. What really sets the Zotac GTX 960 Extreme Top apart from competitors is its memory frequency: 7200MHz vs 7000MHz on all similar graphics adapters. While the increase is not truly significant, it may bring noticeable benefits in high resolutions, where memory bandwidth matters a lot.

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Although the Zotac GTX 960 Extreme Top is already among the fastest graphics cards powered by the GM206 GPU, the manufacturer did everything to maximize its overclocking potential, according to a report from Expreview, which contains numerous photos of the product.

Zotac’s GeForce GTX 960 Extreme Top uses the company’s proprietary printed circuit board with 8-phase (6+2) voltage regulation module featuring solid-state chokes and high-end capacitors. The graphics card requires 6-pin and 8-pin power connectors in a bid to provide enough power to the graphics processing unit in overclocked mode. The add-in board is also equipped with Zotac’s own OC+ and PowerBoost modules designed to further increase overclocking potential.

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In addition, the extreme graphics board from Zotac features a unique cooling system with four copper heat-pipes, a massive aluminium radiator as well as a special 3D Storm module with two small fans designed to cool-down the backside of the adapter. The primary cooler is similar to those Zotac uses for its high-end graphics boards, its performance should be more than enough even for a massively overclocked GM206. Actual benefits of the add-on cooling module may be very limited, but it may help one to squeeze all the juices from the graphics card.

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Price of the Zotac GTX 960 Extreme Top in China is 1899 yuan (£202, $306), which is a lot for a GM206-based solution . In fact, it is uncertain whether the board will actually be sold outside of China.

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KitGuru Says: Without any doubts, the Zotac GeForce GTX 960 Extreme Top seems to be an interesting solution from an engineering point of view. However, sophisticated graphics cards also carry hefty price tags. No matter how significantly you overclock the GeForce GTX 960, it will always be massively behind the GeForce GTX 970 in terms of performance. Prices of massively overclocked GeForce GTX 960 hit £215-£220 in the U.K. and $240-$260 in the U.S. By contrast, the most affordable GeForce GTX 970 can be obtained for as low as £255 in the U.K. and $307 in the U.S.

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Nvdia’s partners roll-out 4GB versions of GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvdias-partners-roll-out-4gb-versions-of-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-cards/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvdias-partners-roll-out-4gb-versions-of-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-cards/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2015 23:47:54 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=238542 Partners of Nvidia Corp. on Tuesday began to introduce their first GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards with 4GB memory onboard. The new adapters will likely demonstrate higher performance compared to 2GB add-in-cards in new games as well as in high resolutions. So far only EVGA and InnoVision Multimedia (Inno3D) have announced their first GeForce GTX …

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Partners of Nvidia Corp. on Tuesday began to introduce their first GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards with 4GB memory onboard. The new adapters will likely demonstrate higher performance compared to 2GB add-in-cards in new games as well as in high resolutions.

So far only EVGA and InnoVision Multimedia (Inno3D) have announced their first GeForce GTX 960 graphics boards with 4GB of GDDR5 memory, reports TechPowerUp, but other companies will likely follow shortly. Since many people consider amount of onboard memory as an indicator of performance of graphics adapters, expect all major makers of graphics cards to introduce GeForce GTX 960 with 4GB of memory eventually.

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4GB versions of GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards will continue to feature 1024 stream processors, 64 texture units, 32 raster operations pipelines and 112GB/s memory bandwidth, hence, they will not demonstrate radically better performance than 2GB cards carrying the same GM206 chip.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ graphics card clocks GPU at 1279MHz/1342MHz (base/boost) and features sophisticated cooling system that is designed to more efficiently cool-down graphics processing unit and memory with the help of memory MOSFET cooling plate (MMCP), straight heat pipes (SHP), optimized swept fan blades and double ball bearing motor.

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The Inno3D GeForce GTX 960 4GB boasts with 1126MHz/1178MHz GPU frequencies as well as dual-fan cooling solution that features 0 dBA idle operation, and a detachable cooler shroud on which the card's two fans are suspended.

Prices of 4GB GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards are unknown, but they will hardly be significantly more expensive than 2GB versions.

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KitGuru Says: While 4GB graphics cards of such class will hardly offer significant performance improvement compared to 2GB versions, if one plans to use a graphics adapter for a prolonged period of time, maybe 4GB flavours make more sense…

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Asustek unveils small GeForce GTX 960 for ITX builds https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asustek-unveils-small-geforce-gtx-960-for-itx-builds/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asustek-unveils-small-geforce-gtx-960-for-itx-builds/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2015 04:15:20 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=235957 Asustek Computer has introduced its new GeForce GTX 960 graphics card that is designed for small form-factor desktop personal computers. The Asus GeForce GTX 960 Mini graphics board combines rather high performance, small dimensions and relatively affordable price. The Asus GeForce GTX 960 Mini (GTX960-MOC-2GD5) sports 1253MHz GPU clock-rate, 2GB of 7GHz GDDR5 memory, high-quality components, …

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Asustek Computer has introduced its new GeForce GTX 960 graphics card that is designed for small form-factor desktop personal computers. The Asus GeForce GTX 960 Mini graphics board combines rather high performance, small dimensions and relatively affordable price.

The Asus GeForce GTX 960 Mini (GTX960-MOC-2GD5) sports 1253MHz GPU clock-rate, 2GB of 7GHz GDDR5 memory, high-quality components, DVI, HDMI and three DisplayPort outputs. The graphics adapter features one six-pin PCIe power connector and dual-slot cooling system to provide overclocking headroom. The graphics board uses an innovative thermal design that combines a heat-spreading vapor chamber and the CoolTech Fan, which uses wide-angle airflow and venting to cool critical graphics card components.

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The length of the graphics card is just 17cm, therefore, it can be installed even into small mini-ITX systems. Thanks to relatively high performance that Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960 provides, Asustek’s graphics card has all chances to become popular among gamers, who prefer ultra-small personal computers.

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Pricing of the Asus GeForce GTX 960 Mini is unknown, but do not expect it to be too high.

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KitGuru Says: The new graphics card from Asustek is not the first one from the company that is designed for mini-ITX systems. However, the Asus GeForce GTX 960 Mini is the first small form-factor graphics board to offer truly high performance at a relatively affordable cost.

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Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 960: $199 graphics card for gamers https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-introduces-geforce-gtx-960-199-graphics-card-for-gamers/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-introduces-geforce-gtx-960-199-graphics-card-for-gamers/#respond Fri, 23 Jan 2015 07:07:30 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=232117 Nvidia Corp. has officially introduced its new performance-mainstream graphics card. The latest graphics processing solution is aimed at gamers and is designed to offer decent performance in modern titles while being very affordable. The new graphics board is optimized for lowest production costs, which means that eventually it could address other market segments. As expected, the …

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Nvidia Corp. has officially introduced its new performance-mainstream graphics card. The latest graphics processing solution is aimed at gamers and is designed to offer decent performance in modern titles while being very affordable. The new graphics board is optimized for lowest production costs, which means that eventually it could address other market segments.

As expected, the new GeForce GTX 960 is powered by the code-named GM206 graphics processing unit based on the second-generation Maxwell architecture. The chip supports all modern graphics and GPU compute technologies, including DirectX 11.3, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1 and others. In addition, the GM206 also supports a host of proprietary Nvidia technologies like DSR, PhysX, ShadowPlay, G-Sync, GameStream and some others. The GM206 has support for H.265 (HEVC) encoding and decoding. GM206 is also fully compatible with HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI.

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Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960 sports 1024 stream processors, 64 texture units, 32 raster operations pipelines and 128-bit memory bus. At 1127MHz default GPU clock-rate, compute performance of the chip is around 2.3TFLOPS. Peak memory bandwidth of the reference graphics board is 112GB/s.

Nvidia GM206 graphics processing unit is made using 28nm process technology and contains 2.94 billion of transistors. The die size of the chip is around 227mm², which means that it should be relatively inexpensive to manufacture. The 128-bit memory bus indicates that prices of printed circuit boards for the GeForce GTX 960 adapters will be also be rather reasonable.

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KitGuru has reviewed two Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards: Asus GTX 960 Strix OC Edition as well as Gigabyte GTX 960 G1 Gaming SOC. Both graphics boards demonstrated decent performance (for $199 graphics adapters) out-of-the-box as well as nice overclocking potential.

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All of the leading partners of Nvidia, including Asustek Computer, EVGA, Gigabyte Technology, MicroStar International, PNY, Zotac and tens of others will sell GeForce GTX 960-based graphics cards. The recommended price of the boards for the U.S. market is $199, in the U.K. the adapters will cost starting from £169, whereas in mainland Europe the adapters will be priced from €199. The majority of GeForce GTX 960 graphics adapters will feature increased clock-rates compared to the reference design.

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KitGuru Says: Traditionally Nvidia sold graphics solutions based on chips with ~220mm² die sizes for $130 – $160 at launch. Right now the company sells GK106-based GeForce GTX 650 Ti for less than $99. Therefore, the GeForce GTX 960 promises to be a very lucrative solution not only for Nvidia, but also for its partners. In the future Nvidia will be able to cut-down the price of the GTX 960 very aggressively in a bid to successfully address various market segments.

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Nvidia to market GeForce GTX 960 as ‘overclocker’s dream’ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-market-geforce-gtx-960-as-overclockers-dream/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-market-geforce-gtx-960-as-overclockers-dream/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:00:28 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=231078 As reported, Nvidia Corp.’s forthcoming GeForce GTX 960 graphics adapter will barely become a performance champion due to rather moderate specifications. In a bid to boost popularity of the graphics solution among gamers, the company is expected to market the product under “overclocker’s dream” moniker. The default clock-rate of the GM206 graphics processor on the …

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As reported, Nvidia Corp.’s forthcoming GeForce GTX 960 graphics adapter will barely become a performance champion due to rather moderate specifications. In a bid to boost popularity of the graphics solution among gamers, the company is expected to market the product under “overclocker’s dream” moniker.

The default clock-rate of the GM206 graphics processor on the reference Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 graphics card will be 1127MHz, according to a media report. However, the vast majority of graphics adapters from Nvidia’s partners will clock the GPU much higher because of excellent overclocking potential of the Maxwell architecture and the GM206 chip. Moreover, even Nvidia itself will call its GeForce GTX 960 an “overclocker’s dream” in its marketing materials, reports VideoCardz.

According to Nvidia’s press deck seen by the web-site, the GeForce GTX 960 will be able to operate at 1500MHz with air cooling, which indicates a good overclocking potential. Nvidia is also going to advertise memory overclocking capabilities beyond effective 7GT/s data-rate, according to the report.

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Zotac GeForce GTX 960 AMP!

Previously it was reported that the GeForce GTX 960 will feature 1024 stream processors, 64 texture units, 32 raster operations pipelines and 128-bit memory bus. At 1127MHz GPU clock-rate, compute performance of the chip will be 2.3TFLOPS. Peak memory bandwidth of the reference graphics board will be 112GB/s.

Thanks to massive overclocking potential of the GeForce GTX 960 (GM206), gamers will be able to boost performance of their graphics cards themselves, albeit, at the cost of losing warranty. If Nvidia advertises 1500MHz clock-rate, it means that it will be possible to boost the frequency even higher. Still, due to 1024 stream processors and 128-bit memory bus, performance of the GeForce GTX 960 will never get even close to that of graphics solutions that are more powerful.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: If the information from the report is correct and Nvidia plans to sell the graphics solution under the “overclocker’s dream” moniker, then it means that the company pins a lot of hopes on overclocking potential of the GPU. While overclocking is a good thing in general, it almost never radically improves performance. Therefore, the GeForce GTX 960 will have to be competitively priced in order to be popular.

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Specs and performance of Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 revealed https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/specs-and-performance-of-nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-revealed/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/specs-and-performance-of-nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-revealed/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2015 04:48:31 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=230413 A Chinese web-site has published what it claims to be specifications of commercial graphics cards based on Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 960 graphics processing unit as well as preliminary benchmarks of the graphics adapters. While the speed of the new boards will be significantly behind that of modern high-end graphics boards, their performance level is …

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A Chinese web-site has published what it claims to be specifications of commercial graphics cards based on Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 960 graphics processing unit as well as preliminary benchmarks of the graphics adapters. While the speed of the new boards will be significantly behind that of modern high-end graphics boards, their performance level is not low.

According to a publication of PCEva.com.cn web-site, the GeForce GTX 960 graphics card based on the code-named GM206 graphics processing unit sports 1024 stream processors, 64 texture units, 32 raster operations pipelines as well as 128-bit memory controller. Thanks to default GPU clock-rate of over 1200MHz, the new GPU will have 2.4TFLOPS of performance. Peak memory bandwidth of the GeForce GTX 960 will be around 112GB/s due to 7GHz clock-speed and 128-bit memory bus.

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The GeForce GTX 960 scores P9960 and X3321 points in 3DMark 11, 6636 points in 3DMark Fire Strike, 3438 points in 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme as well as 1087 points in 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra, according to PCEva.com.cn. If the numbers are correct, then the GeForce GTX 960 will offer performance – at least in 3DMark benchmarks – comparable to that of the GeForce GTX 680 and the GeForce GTX 770.

If the GeForce GTX 960 offers performance comparable to that of the GeForce GTX 770 at around $200 price-point, it has all chances to become popular. Still, it should be noted that performance in 3DMark hardly reflects performance in actual video games.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Since the information comes from an unofficial source, takes it with a grain of salt. However, keeping in mind that the release of the GeForce GTX 960 is near and the amount of leaks is pretty significant, the GPU configuration of the GM206 (1024 SPs, 64 Tus, 32 ROPs, 128-bit memory) seems to be correct.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards from MSI pictured https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-cards-from-msi-pictured/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-cards-from-msi-pictured/#respond Sat, 10 Jan 2015 01:44:36 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=229963 Press images of Nvidia GeForce GTX 960-based graphics card from MicroStar International (MSI) have been published by a web-site. As expected, the add-in-board (AIB) manufacturer uses its own design and cooling system to provide its customers performance improvements. MSI readies at least three graphics cards powered by the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 graphics processing unit. …

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Press images of Nvidia GeForce GTX 960-based graphics card from MicroStar International (MSI) have been published by a web-site. As expected, the add-in-board (AIB) manufacturer uses its own design and cooling system to provide its customers performance improvements.

MSI readies at least three graphics cards powered by the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 graphics processing unit. MSI’s GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards will be based on proprietary printed circuit boards (PCBs) with 4+1 phase power supply circuitry and one 8-pin PCI Express auxiliary power connector in a bid to provide up to 225W of power to the board for maximum overclocking potential. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC Edition graphics adapters will feature increased performance compared to reference solutions from Nvidia.

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Early Nvidia GeForce GTX 960-based graphics cards will feature 2GB of GDDR5 memory with 128-bit interface. The GeForce GTX 960-based graphics cards will feature three DisplayPort, HDMI and DVI connectors, reports VideoCardz.

MSI’s graphics cards featuring the GeForce GTX 960 graphics processors will use a new Armor 2X cooling solution that is believed to be more affordable than the TwinFrozr V coolers used on more advanced graphics boards. The coolers will feature heat-pipes and two fans, but will not stop fans when AIBs are not under heavy use.

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The MSI GeForce GTX 960 graphics adapters will be available in red, green and white colour schemes.

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Nvidia and MSI did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: It looks like the launch of the GeForce GTX 960 2GB graphics cards is imminent and in less than two weeks' time the new AIBs will hit the market. However, the main intrigue – performance of the new solutions – remains unknown.

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Image of GeForce GTX 960/GM206 GPU hits the web https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/image-of-geforce-gtx-960gm206-gpu-hits-the-web/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/image-of-geforce-gtx-960gm206-gpu-hits-the-web/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2015 03:02:18 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=229270 A web-site has published what it claims to be the photo of Nvidia Corp.’s code-named GM206 graphics processing unit that will power the company’s forthcoming GeForce GTX 960 graphics adapter. If the image published by VideoCardz web-site is a legitimate photo of Nvidia’s code-named GM206 graphics processing unit, then it confirms two things things. Firstly, …

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A web-site has published what it claims to be the photo of Nvidia Corp.’s code-named GM206 graphics processing unit that will power the company’s forthcoming GeForce GTX 960 graphics adapter.

If the image published by VideoCardz web-site is a legitimate photo of Nvidia’s code-named GM206 graphics processing unit, then it confirms two things things. Firstly, Nvidia does have the GM206 chip at hands. Secondly, the chip is smaller than the GM204 and is designed for a different market segment. The GPU is marked as the “GM206-300-A1”, which means that this could be the first commercial revision of the graphics processor.

The new chip features slightly different packaging than the GM204 does, it does not have a protective metal frame (which points to the fact that the GPU does not require a massive cooling system). The exact size of the chip cannot be determined, but given the fact that it is rumoured to have a 128-bit memory bus and appropriate packaging, the chip should be rather small. Moreover, its rectangular form indicates that Nvidia wants to maximize the number of such chips on a wafer.

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A cpecial design, decreased size, narrow memory bus, rectangular form and some other things indicate that Nvidia intends to maximally optimize manufacturing cost of the chip and graphics adapters on its base. This means that Nvidia has rather big plans for the GM206 GPU.

Low-cost graphics processors with high performance tend to become bestsellers among gamers. However, in the recent years all popular performance-mainstream graphics cards from both AMD and Nvidia featured 256-bit memory bus to maximize memory bandwidth and let the chips show their potential. Unfortunately, 256-bit memory bus also has a drawback: it requires higher amount of memory chips as well as a more expensive eight- or ten-layer printed circuit board (PCB). The usage of 128-bit memory bus indicates that Nvidia wants to be able to drop the price of the GM206-based graphics cards to very low price-points, which is why it needs a narrow memory bus to let its partners use low-cost PCBs. But will the GeForce GTX 960 perform really well with 128-bit memory?

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KitGuru Says: While we can be sure now that the GM206 will be a rather low-cost graphics solution, we are not that sure that it will become truly popular on the market because of its performance. While it is possible to set a very low price and boast with price/performance ratio, gamers will not buy graphics cards that do not meet certain performance criteria. Therefore, it would be better for the GM206 to actually perform very well despite its narrow memory bus and potentially limited memory bandwidth.

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Possible GeForce GTX 960 launch date and price revealed https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/possible-geforce-gtx-960-launch-date-and-price-revealed/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/possible-geforce-gtx-960-launch-date-and-price-revealed/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 23:59:29 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=227496 Nvidia Corp. and its partners will start to sell their next-generation performance-mainstream graphics solutions GeForce GTX 960 about a month from now for around $200, according to a report from a Japanese web-site. While the date of the launch now seems to be more or less clear, specifications of the forthcoming products are still not …

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Nvidia Corp. and its partners will start to sell their next-generation performance-mainstream graphics solutions GeForce GTX 960 about a month from now for around $200, according to a report from a Japanese web-site. While the date of the launch now seems to be more or less clear, specifications of the forthcoming products are still not known.

Sales of of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960 will begin on the 22nd of January, 2015, according to a report from Hermitage Akihabara web-site, which usually receives launch dates from sources in Japanese retail industry. Based on earlier reports, Nvidia intended to start selling its GeForce GTX 960 graphics solution in late January, therefore, the new leak confirms that plan.

According to the report, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 graphics card will carry recommended price tag of around ¥25000 in Japan, which means that in the U.S. the board will likely cost $199 – $229. Prices in Europe and the United Kingdom are unknown, but expect something like €179 – €199 in Eurozone and £149 – £189 in the U.K., respectively.

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Earlier this month it was reported that Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards will be based on the company’s new code-named GM206 graphics processing units. Exact specifications of the chip and the card are unclear, but it is logical to expect around 1280 stream processors, 256-bit memory bus as well as 4GB of GDDR5 memory.

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960 will be based on the second-generation Maxwell architecture and will replace GeForce GTX 760-series graphics cards from the market over time.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: A Maxwell-based graphics card with 1280 stream processors and for $199 should offer a very nice price/performance ratio out-of-the-box. Given excellent overclocking potential of the GM204, it is possible to expect something similar from the GM206 too. Therefore, the GeForce GTX 960 could become extremely popular among gamers in budget.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 to use GM206 graphics processing unit https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-to-use-gm206-graphics-processing-unit/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-to-use-gm206-graphics-processing-unit/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:21:39 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=225441 Nvidia Corp.’s next-generation graphics card for performance-mainstream market segment may not feature GM204 graphics chip, but will be powered by the code-named GM206 processing unit, according to a media report. Previously it was expected that Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960 graphics card will be based on the code-named GM204 graphics processing unit that is used for …

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Nvidia Corp.’s next-generation graphics card for performance-mainstream market segment may not feature GM204 graphics chip, but will be powered by the code-named GM206 processing unit, according to a media report.

Previously it was expected that Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960 graphics card will be based on the code-named GM204 graphics processing unit that is used for the company’s GeForce GTX 970 and GTX 980 graphics cards. However, the company will use its all-new GM206 graphics processor on GeForce GTX 960 graphics adapter, reports SweClockers.

It is noteworthy that GeForce GTX 965M will be based on the GM204 chip with 1024 or 1152 stream processors. If performance of the GeForce GTX 960 and the GeForce GTX 965M is similar, then the amount of stream processors inside both graphics solutions should be similar.

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Nvidia reportedly plans to introduce its GM206 graphics processor and the GeForce GTX 960 graphics card at the Consumer Electronics Show in early January, but actual sales will start only later next month.

Exact configuration of the GM206 is unknown, but its price is expected to be around $200. Given that Nvidia’s GM204 graphics processor has 400mm² die size, it is logical for the company to introduce a smaller chip for $200 graphics cards.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Given the fact that Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 graphics card sports GK104 graphics chip with 1152 stream processor, the GeForce GTX 960 should sport higher amount of stream processors to deliver higher performance.

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