{"id":71593,"date":"2015-01-27T07:01:01","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T05:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=71593"},"modified":"2015-01-27T07:02:29","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T05:02:29","slug":"nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-sa-price-roundup-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/71593-nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-sa-price-roundup-performance","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia GeForce GTX 960: SA price roundup, performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following last week’s announcement that Nvidia had launched its GeForce GTX 960 gaming graphics card, and our coverage of the Asus Strix version<\/a>, local PC retailers have listed their prices for the GPU.<\/p>\n

According to Nvidia, the GTX 960 is aimed at gamers who are looking to attain 1080p gameplay at 60fps. “And while the GTX 960 is powerful out of the box, overclockers will also love the performance headroom,” said Nvidia.<\/p>\n

If the card’s moniker was not\u00a0enough of an indicator, the price and specifications of the GTX 960 place is just below the GTX 970 and GTX 980<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The GTX 960’s basic specifications are listed in the table below.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 960<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CUDA Cores<\/td>\n1,024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Base Clock<\/td>\n1,127MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boost Clock<\/td>\n1,178MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VRAM<\/td>\n2GB 7GHz GDDR5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bus width<\/td>\n128 bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maximum digital resolution<\/td>\n5,120 x 3,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maximum VGA resolution<\/td>\n2,048 x 1,536<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power consumption<\/td>\n120W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maximum GPU temperature<\/td>\n98 centrigrade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

SA Pricing<\/h3>\n

A quick check on local PC retailers’ websites showed the card is retailing around the R3,500 – R4,000 mark.<\/p>\n

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  • MSI GTX 960 Gaming 100 Million Edition – R4,099<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • MSI GTX 960 Gaming Overclocked – R3,799<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • MSI GTX 960 Armour Edition – R3,699<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • MSI GTX 960 – R3,599<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    \"MSI<\/a>

    MSI GTX 960 100 Million Edition<\/p><\/div>\n

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    • Gigabyte GTX 960 Gaming – R3,904<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Gigabyte GTX 960 Mini-ITX – R3,233<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Gigabyte GTX 960 WindForce – R3,593<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \"GTX<\/a>

      Gigabyte GTX 960 Gaming<\/p><\/div>\n

      Performance<\/h3>\n

      The hardware experts at Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry<\/a>\u00a0gave the\u00a0MSI GTX 960 Gaming 2G version of the card a go, and garnered the following results.<\/p>\n

      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      1,920 x 1,080 (1080p)<\/strong><\/td>\nGTX 960<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Battlefield 4, Ultra, 4 x MSAA<\/td>\n48.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Crysis 3, Very High, SMAA<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Assassin’s Creed Unity, Ultra, FXAA<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Far Cry 4, Ultra, SMAA<\/td>\n50.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      COD: Advanced Warfare, Max, SMAA<\/td>\n86.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Ryse: Son of Rome, High, SMAA<\/td>\n42.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Shadow of Mordor, Ultra, Medium Textures, no SSAA<\/td>\n53.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Tomb Raider, Ultimate, FXAA<\/td>\n65.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Metro Last Light Redux, Max, no SSAA<\/td>\n51.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

      Nvidia explains where the GeForce GTX 960 fits in, and its capabilities, in the video below.<\/p>\n