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MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB GDDR5 GTX 960 GAMING 2G
MSI GTX 960
MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition 8GB DDR5X 912-V801-1289
MSI GTX 1080
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$329.00
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$899.00
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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)
88
Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)
90
Brand
MSI
Brand
MSI
Model
GTX 960 GAMING 2G
Model
912-V801-1289
Release Date
📅 January 2015
Release Date
📅 May 2016
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
★★★★★
(68 reviews)
User reviews
GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization) (Charts)
83rd / 101
GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization) (Charts)
n/a
Gaming Effective Value
1743rd / 1799
Gaming Effective Value
-
TDP
🔌 120 Watts
TDP
🔌 180 Watts
Price history
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Compatible PC parts
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Pros
  • Very quiet during gaming
  • Excellent cooling system
  • Good overclocking potential
  • HDMI 2.0
  • Great efficiency
Pros
-
Cons
  • Small performance increase over previous generations
Cons
-
Series
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 Series
Series
-
GPU Interface
PCIe x16
GPU Interface
-
GPU Chipset
GeForce GTX 960
GPU Chipset
-
GPU Memory Size
2 GB
GPU Memory Size
-
GPU Memory Type
GDDR5
GPU Memory Type
-
GPU Memory Interface
128-bit
GPU Memory Interface
-
GPU Clock Rate
1220 MHz
GPU Clock Rate
-
GPU Boost Clock Rate
-
GPU Boost Clock Rate
-
Max Resolution
4096 x 2160
Max Resolution
-
Length
267 mm
Length
-
Cooling Type
2 Fans
Cooling Type
-
Power Connectors
1 PCIe 6-pin
Power Connectors
-
DirectX
DirectX 12
DirectX
-
OpenGL
OpenGL 4.4
OpenGL
-
SLI Support
Yes
SLI Support
-
CrossFire Support
No
CrossFire Support
-
DVI-D (Dual Link)
0
DVI-D (Dual Link)
-
DVI-I (Dual Link)
1
DVI-I (Dual Link)
-
DisplayPort
3
DisplayPort
-
HDMI
1
HDMI
-
G-SYNC Support
Yes
G-SYNC Support
-
FreeSync Support
No
FreeSync Support
-
Expansion slots required
2
Expansion slots required
-
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Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the MSI GTX 960:

  • 63% cheaper, you can save $570.00
  • Around 33% lower thermal design power

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Reasons to buy the MSI GTX 1080:

  • Better Pangoly Score. (How do we rate?)
  • Newer Product, it was released around 16 months later

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