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.
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.
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
TDP (up):
--
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
Fan 2:
--
Cooler-Type:
Air cooling
Noise (Idle):
0 dB / Silent
Noise (Load):
--
Connectivity
Up to 4 monitors can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G.
Max. Displays:
4
HDCP-Version:
2.2
HDMI Ports:
1x HDMI v2.0
DP Ports:
3x DP v1.2
DVI Ports:
1
VGA Ports:
--
USB-C Ports:
--
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
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.
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