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MSI GTX 960 vs PNY NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 OC XLR8 vs MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OC vs SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon R7 250X

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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)
88
Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)
88
Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)
97
Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)
-
Brand
MSI
Brand
PNY
Brand
MSI
Brand
SAPPHIRE
Model
GTX 960 GAMING 2G
Model
VCGGTX7803XPB-OC
Model
GTX 970 GAMING 4G
Model
11229-00-20G
Release Date
📅 January 2015
Release Date
-
Release Date
📅 September 2014
Release Date
📅 March 2014
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
★★★★★
(68 reviews)
User reviews
★★★★★
(32 reviews)
User reviews
★★★★★
(101 reviews)
User reviews
★★★★★
(29 reviews)
GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization) (Charts)
77th / 95
GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization) (Charts)
70th / 95
GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization) (Charts)
68th / 95
GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization) (Charts)
n/a
Gaming Effective Value
1374th / 1430
Gaming Effective Value
-
Gaming Effective Value
1211th / 1430
Gaming Effective Value
-
TDP
🔌 120 Watts
TDP
🔌 250 Watts
TDP
🔌 145 Watts
TDP
🔌 95 Watts
Price history
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Supported PC parts
Supported PC parts
Supported PC parts
Supported PC parts
Pros
  • Very quiet during gaming
  • Excellent cooling system
  • Good overclocking potential
  • HDMI 2.0
  • Great efficiency
Pros
-
Pros
  • Excellent cooling system
  • Very quiet
  • Great overclock potential
  • Low power consumption
  • Competitive pricing
Pros
-
Cons
  • Small performance increase over previous generations
Cons
-
Cons
  • None
Cons
-
Series
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 Series
Series
-
Series
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 Series
Series
-
GPU Interface
PCIe x16
GPU Interface
PCIe x16
GPU Interface
PCIe x16
GPU Interface
-
GPU Chipset
GeForce GTX 960
GPU Chipset
GeForce GTX 780
GPU Chipset
GeForce GTX 970
GPU Chipset
-
GPU Memory Size
2 GB
GPU Memory Size
3 GB
GPU Memory Size
4 GB
GPU Memory Size
-
GPU Memory Type
GDDR5
GPU Memory Type
GDDR5
GPU Memory Type
GDDR5
GPU Memory Type
-
GPU Memory Interface
128-bit
GPU Memory Interface
384-bit
GPU Memory Interface
256-bit
GPU Memory Interface
-
GPU Clock Rate
1220 MHz
GPU Clock Rate
1010 MHz
GPU Clock Rate
1140 MHz
GPU Clock Rate
-
GPU Boost Clock Rate
-
GPU Boost Clock Rate
1060 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate
1320 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate
-
DirectX
DirectX 12
DirectX
-
DirectX
DirectX 12
DirectX
-
OpenGL
OpenGL 4.4
OpenGL
-
OpenGL
OpenGL 4.4
OpenGL
-
Max Resolution
4096 x 2160
Max Resolution
-
Max Resolution
4096 x 2160
Max Resolution
-
Length
267 mm
Length
292 mm
Length
269 mm
Length
-
Cooling Type
2 Fans
Cooling Type
3 Fans
Cooling Type
2 Fans
Cooling Type
-
Power Connectors
1 PCIe 6-pin
Power Connectors
1 PCIe 8-pin + 1 PCIe 6-pin
Power Connectors
1 PCIe 8-pin + 1 PCIe 6-pin
Power Connectors
-
SLI Support
Yes
SLI Support
Yes
SLI Support
Yes
SLI Support
-
CrossFire Support
No
CrossFire Support
No
CrossFire Support
No
CrossFire Support
-
DVI-D (Dual Link)
0
DVI-D (Dual Link)
1
DVI-D (Dual Link)
1
DVI-D (Dual Link)
-
DVI-I (Dual Link)
1
DVI-I (Dual Link)
1
DVI-I (Dual Link)
1
DVI-I (Dual Link)
-
DisplayPort
3
DisplayPort
1
DisplayPort
1
DisplayPort
-
HDMI
1
HDMI
1
HDMI
1
HDMI
-
G-SYNC Support
Yes
G-SYNC Support
Yes
G-SYNC Support
Yes
G-SYNC Support
-
FreeSync Support
No
FreeSync Support
No
FreeSync Support
No
FreeSync Support
-
Expansion slots required
2
Expansion slots required
2
Expansion slots required
2
Expansion slots required
-

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