MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G Benchmark and Specs

All technical data and various benchmarks of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G are listed on this page. The graphics card is based on the GM206-300-A1 (Maxwell 2.0) graphics chip, which is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nm. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G can operate up to 4 screens with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 become.
FP32
2.67TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.30GHz
Memory
2GB GDDR5
TDP
120 W

Technical details

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G has 8 execution units with 1024 shaders. This gives the graphics card a theoretical FP32 computing power of 2.67 TFLOPS.

GPU Chip
GM206-300-A1 (Maxwell 2.0)
Streaming Multiprocessors
8
Shader
1024
Render Output Units
32
Texture Units
64

Memory

The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G is equipped with 2 GB graphics memory of the type GDDR5. The memory clock of the graphics card is 1.753 GHz and the speed is 7.01 Gbps.

Memory Size
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit

Clock Speeds

The base frequency of this graphics card is 1.241 GHz and the manufacturer specifies the maximum turbo clock as 1.304 GHz. If supported (see below), the performance can be further increased by overclocking.

Base Clock
1.241 GHz+10 %
Boost Clock
1.304 GHz+11 %
Avg (Game) Clock
1.253 GHz
Overclocking
Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

TDP
120 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

Graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G are cooled by a Air cooling.

Fan-Type
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 100 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB / Silent

Connectivity

Up to 4 monitors can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G.

Max. Displays
4
HDCP
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
DVI
1

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G it is possible to operate a screen with a resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels. Furthermore, the DirectX standard version 12_1 is supported.

Max. resolution
4096x2160
DirectX
12_1
Raytracing
No
DLSS / FSR
No
LED
No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

This area lists the video codecs that the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G can decode or encode in hardware in order to minimize the processor load, which leads to lower power consumption.

h264
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
VP8
Decode
VP9
No
AV1
No

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in a case. It is 267 mm long, 139 mm high and 36 mm wide.

Length
267 mm
Height
139 mm
Width
36 mm
Width (Slots)
2 PCIe-Slots
Weight
812 g
SFF-Ready
No

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G was released in Q1/2015 at a price of 229 $. The graphics card manufactured in 28 nm is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes.

GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
Release date
Q1/2015
Launch Price
229 $
Structure size
28 nm
Part-no
V320-004R
Documents
data sheet
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G
1.241 GHz · 2 GB · 120 W TDP
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Benchmark results

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL Rank 4,999 / 5,255

  1. MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2GMSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G2 GB GDDR5
    19,902
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960Average of gpu group
    20,828

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Rank 4,878 / 5,233

  1. MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2GMSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G2 GB GDDR5
    22,709
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960Average of gpu group
    22,292

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