GeForce GTX 960 Benchmarks?

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What appears to be a handful of benchmarks of a GeForce GTX 960 have popped up on this Chinese website. Whether they are legitimate or not I can't say but it is always fun to speculate. I snagged a few screenshots for those of you that can't access the site.
 
Let's hope these are out soon. The 750ti, while still a good card, doesn't really have the horsepower to play the latest games on medium/high so it is starting to fade as a good mainstream gaming card choice.

We need cards sub $200 that play games decently.
 
If true, the 960 is gimped. My old HD7950 scored a graphics score of 11309 in 3dMark11 (2 years ago) vs 9902 for the 960. Pretty disappointing to be honest.
 
Respectable enough if the card is under $200, that's just a bit slower than a Radeon 280x.
 
Where exactly does it say GTX 960? All I'm seeing is "NVIDIA Graphics Device".
 
That Firestrike Ultra score is a little under half of what my stock speed Reference 780 gets. If price/performance are to scale linearly, this card should be under $149. Given the extra Vram and newer features, though, I think $200 seems reasonable.
 
I'm guessing the 960 will have a Ti version.

I'm hoping this isn't it.
 
$179 or no buy. My 560 Ti is in desperate need of an upgrade, but if the pricing rumors are true ($299) I'll be getting a 760 instead
 
Wow that looks disappointing. Probably should have named it 950.
 
What appears to be a handful of benchmarks of a GeForce GTX 960 have popped up on this Chinese website. Whether they are legitimate or not I can't say but it is always fun to speculate. I snagged a few screenshots for those of you that can't access the site.

I bet you already now the answer. :D:D
 
Well they have to gimp the 960 a little so they can sell TI's I guess.
 
Hmm.... the GPU pictures they have shows that on the left hand side its clock speed is 1291MHz after boost, yet on the right hand side, the core speed is listed as 1392MHz.

Taking this with a planet of salt.
 
$179 or no buy. My 560 Ti is in desperate need of an upgrade, but if the pricing rumors are true ($299) I'll be getting a 760 instead

$299? Might as well just get a 970 if it's that much.

I thought the NDA lifted today?
 
$299? Might as well just get a 970 if it's that much.

I thought the NDA lifted today?

The original date I heard was the 22nd, but more recent rumors speculated they would move-up the launch a week.

Looks like one rumor was wrong, so let's hope the other one is right, and we only have to wait a week :D
 
Let's hope these are out soon. The 750ti, while still a good card, doesn't really have the horsepower to play the latest games on medium/high so it is starting to fade as a good mainstream gaming card choice.

We need cards sub $200 that play games decently.
R9-270/x?
 
$299? Might as well just get a 970 if it's that much.

I thought the NDA lifted today?

Yep, that's what I've been hearing. Now that a 128-bit memory bus is confirmed, it'd better be $139 or less or else I'm picking up a second hand 760 on the FS/FT subforum.

EDIT: Even at $249 it's still a no-sell for me.
 
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Where is anyone getting $299 from? There is ZERO chance the 960 will be priced anywhere near that high.
 
Yeah folks, every rumor I've seen is 200 for the 128-bit version, and something higher for the ti part (which is expected to be a cut down gm204 with possibly 256 or 192 bus just like the gtx 660 ti was a gk104 part
 
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This card will have the same issue as the r9 285 going forward. The reality is going forward 2GB cards will need to lower texture settings in more and more games to play without stutter even at 1080p. Essentially both cards may in fact be giving you a less than console experience due to the lack of VRAM and readily apparent lower texture quality.

If you had someone do a blind test playing games with the r9 285 or GTX 960 against say a r9 280 the most noticeable difference will be the added texture quality and or lack of stutter (well in the games the r9 280 doesn't inherently have issues with).

Yep, that's what I've been hearing. $299 for a gimped card. It would make sense (for NVIDIA alone) since the 560Ti, 660, and 760 have launched at said price bracket. Now that a 128-bit memory bus is confirmed, it'd better be $139 or less or else I'm picking up a second hand 760 on the FS/FT subforum.

Launch MSRP for the 560ti was $250, 660 was $230, and 760 was $250.
 
Launch MSRP for the 560ti was $250, 660 was $230, and 760 was $250.

Right, and since the #2 from Kepler (670) was $400, pricing the 660 Ti any lower than 399 and the 660 any lower than 230 would have been absolute stupidity.

But now we have a #2 card at $330 (970 with 4GB), and the next-lowest Maxwell card at $140-150 (750 Ti with 2GB), there's obviously going to be some price compression. Here is what I expect:

$170-180 950 Ti Boost based on gm206, 128-bit, 2GB.

$200-210 GTX 960 with 128-bit bus, 2GB, to compete with the 285.

$250-270 GTX 960 Ti cut-down gm204 with 192-bit bus and 3GB ram, or 256-bit bus and 4GB ram. This competes with the 280x (until it's phased-out) and the 290. HELL, there might even be TWO Ti revisions as some rumors claim, and that would put one at $240 (192-bit, 3GB) and the other at $280 (basically a GTX 965).

The problem like you all said is that 2GB is not a premium feature anymore now that you can have it at $140, and you can get 4GB ram and mountains more performance for $330. But I do not think the 960 will be "gimped" if they sell it for the R9 285 price bracket. The $200 price-point has always been about more power and not so much splurge on the ram when there's been an affordable upgrade available to the next capacity level.
 
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I don't see how this card can be anywhere near $300. GTX970 starts at low 300's so based on features and performance (this is also a lowly 2GB VRAM) this card will probably around $200.
 
Right, and since the #2 from Kepler (670) was $400, pricing the 660 Ti any lower than 399 and the 660 any lower than 230 would have been absolute stupidity.

But now we have a #2 card at $330 (970 with 4GB), and the next-lowest Maxwell card at $140-150 (750 Ti with 2GB), there's obviously going to be some price compression. Here is what I expect:

$170-180 950 Ti Boost based on gm206, 128-bit, 2GB.

$200-210 GTX 960 with 128-bit bus, 2GB, to compete with the 285.

$250-270 GTX 960 Ti cut-down gm204 with 192-bit bus and 3GB ram, or 256-bit bus and 4GB ram. This competes with the 280x (until it's phased-out) and the 290. HELL, there might even be TWO Ti revisions as some rumors claim, and that would put one at $240 (192-bit, 3GB) and the other at $280 (basically a GTX 965).

The problem like you all said is that 2GB is not a premium feature anymore now that you can have it at $140, and you can get 4GB ram and mountains more performance for $330. But I do not think the 960 will be "gimped" if they sell it for the R9 285 price bracket. The $200 price-point has always been about more power and not so much splurge on the ram when there's been an affordable upgrade available to the next capacity level.

I suppose my memory fails me. I will correct my post accordingly
 
I suppose my memory fails me. I will correct my post accordingly

You know they're not going to release JUST ONE CARD, right? If this isn't in your price range, you can always wait for the GTX 955 that's sure to be released.

Think about that current $200 gap between the 750 Ti and the 970 - you can't fill that with a single card. Hell, you'd have trouble filling it with two cards, although they probably won't all be launched this month.

I was simply taking the previous 600-series lineup as a reference, which was fleshed-out over the course of 1.5 years:

GTX 640
GTX 650
GTX 650 Ti
GTX 650 Ti Boost (AKA GTX 655)
GTX 660
GTX 660 Ti
GTX 760 (AKA GTX 665)
GTX 670
GTX 680
GTX 770 (AKA GTX 680 Ultra)

I fully expect the same from Maxwell. Since the GTX 660 and GTX 660 Ti both launched at the same time, it's not unbelievable to expect two to launch next week, now is it?
 
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You know they're not going to release JUST ONE CARD, right?

This is a given. Ever since they were a serious competitor, NVIDIA has produced different products from top to bottom in any given generation. Why would I think this time out would be any different?

If this isn't in your price range, you can always wait for the GTX 955 that's sure to be released.

If anything, I'll save up for a 970, or buy a faster previous gen card.

Think about that current $200 gap between the 750 Ti and the 970 - you can't fill that with a single card. Hell, you'd have trouble filling it with two cards, although they probably won't all be launched this month.

I was simply taking the previous 600-series lineup as a reference, which was fleshed-out over the course of 1.5 years:

GTX 640
GTX 650
GTX 650 Ti
GTX 650 Ti Boost (AKA GTX 655)
GTX 660
GTX 660 Ti
GTX 760 (AKA GTX 665)
GTX 670
GTX 680
GTX 770 (AKA GTX 680 Ultra)

I fully expect the same from Maxwell. Since the GTX 660 and GTX 660 Ti both launched at the same time, it's not unbelievable to expect two to launch next week, now is it?

Not at all. I don't dispute this. Not looking to argue on the internet
 
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