Earlier in the autumn, information emerged that Nvidia was postponing the launch of the Geforce GTX 960 until the beginning of 2015. The reason was attributed to high demand for the GTX 980 and GTX 970, which had led to a shortage of the associated graphics processor GM204, which was also intended for the future. the middle class.
Specifications: Geforce GTX 960
GTX 980 | GTX 970 | GTX 960 | GTX 770 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Technical | 28 nm | 28 nm | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Graphics circuit | GM204 | GM204 | GM204 | GK104 |
Architecture | Maxwell | Maxwell | Maxwell | Kepler |
CUDA cores | 2 048 st. | 1 664 st. | – | 1 536 st. |
Bass frequency | 1 126 MHz | 1 050 MHz | 993 MHz | 1 046 MHz |
Turbo frequency | 1 216 MHz | 1 178 MHz | – | 1 085 MHz |
Memory bus | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit |
Memory amount | 4 GB GDDR5 | 4 GB GDDR5 | 4 GB GDDR5 | 2/4 GB GDDR5 |
Memory frequency | 7 000 MHz | 7 000 MHz | 6 000 MHz | 7 000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 224 GB/s | 192 GB/s | 224 GB/s |
Power supply | 6+6-pin | 6+6-pin | – | 8+6-pin |
TDP | 165 W | 148 W | – | 230 W |
The first details of the GTX 960 are now revealed, which can be seen in a shipping list from the Indian import and export database Zauba. Unlike previous leaks from the same source, it is not about obscure details for a printed circuit board, but what appears to be a completed graphics card with associated specifications.
First of all, it appears that the graphics card has the same memory configuration as the more expensive GTX 980 and 970, ie a 256-bit memory bus and 4 GB GDDR5. What differs on this point, however, is that the clock frequency has stepped down to 6,000 MHz, for a theoretical bandwidth of 192 GB / s.
With the memory configuration maintained, it is likely that the number of CUDA cores has decreased further compared to the GTX 970, but no further details are given in the description. On the other hand, the base frequency is stated to be 993 MHz with an as yet unknown frequency at boost, to compare against 1,050/1 178 MHz and 1,126/1,216 MHz for GTX 970 and GTX 980 respectively.
According to the listing, ten graphics cards were delivered from China to India on September 29 and were valued at 15,747 Indian rupees each, corresponding to approximately SEK 2,400 including VAT. It has not yet been confirmed whether the graphics card will be delayed until the beginning of next year or whether it will make its entrance in time for the lucrative Christmas shopping.