Asus Strix GTX 960: SA price, specifications

Asus has jumped on the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 bandwagon and revealed its Strix GTX 960 gaming graphics card.

The card, which started shipping internationally this past weekend, will sell in South Africa for R3,999 (RRP), and provides an option for those who are not ready to invest in a GTX 980 or GTX 970.

“The new card features feature exclusive ASUS Super Alloy Power components for enhanced durability and cooling, and GPU Tweak with XSplit Gamecaster for overclocking and online streaming,” said Asus.

For those who are all about the speed, the Strix is factory-overclocked at 1,291MHz and has a 1,317MHz boost clock speed in OC Mode.

The card’s basic specifications are listed in the table below.

Asus Strix GTX 960
GPU	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
Bus Standard	PCI Express 3.0
OpenGL	OpenGL 4.4
Video Memory	2GB GDDR5
GPU boost clock	Gaming Mode: 1291MHz
GPU base clock	Gaming Mode: 1228MHz
CUDA cores	1024
Memory clock	7200MHz
Memory interface	128-bit
DVI output	1 x Native Dual-link DVI-I
HDMI output	1 x Native HDMI 2.0
HDCP compliant	Yes
DisplayPort	3 x Native DisplayPort 1.2
Adapter/Cable bundled	1x DVI to VGA Adapter
Software bundled	ASUS GPU Tweak and Driver
Dimensions	215.2 x 121.2 x 40.9mm