NVS 300 vs GeForce GTX 960

Place in the ranking	343	1315
Place by popularity	55	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.08	0.01
Power efficiency	9.02	1.18
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	GM206	GT218
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	22 January 2015 (9 years ago)	8 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 960 has 90700% better value for money than NVS 300.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	16
Core clock speed	1127 MHz	520 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,940 million	260 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	18 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.39	4.160
Floating-point processing power	2.413 TFLOPS	0.03936 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	4
TMUs	64	8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	145 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	790 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	12.64 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	1x DMS-59
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 960 15.78
+4990%

NVS 300 0.31

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 960 6083
+4927%

NVS 300 121

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	62 +6100%	1−2 −6100%
4K	28	0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.21	109.00
4K	7.11	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	0−1
Battlefield 5	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27	0−1
Far Cry 5	35−40	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +10000%	1−2 −10000%
Hitman 3	30−33	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +7800%	1−2 −7800%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +5300%	1−2 −5300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +7900%	1−2 −7900%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	0−1
Battlefield 5	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27	0−1
Far Cry 5	35−40	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +10000%	1−2 −10000%
Hitman 3	30−33	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +7800%	1−2 −7800%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +5300%	1−2 −5300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	131 +6450%	2−3 −6450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +7900%	1−2 −7900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27	0−1
Far Cry 5	35−40	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +10000%	1−2 −10000%
Hitman 3	30−33	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +7800%	1−2 −7800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +7900%	1−2 −7900%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9	0−1
Far Cry 5	18−20	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +8200%	1−2 −8200%
Hitman 3	18−20	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35	0−1
Metro Exodus	27−30	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +9500%	1−2 −9500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14	0−1
Hitman 3	10−12	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +7800%	1−2 −7800%
Metro Exodus	16−18	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	21−24	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

0−1

This is how GTX 960 and NVS 300 compete in popular games:

GTX 960 is 6100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.78	0.31
Recency	22 January 2015	8 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	18 Watt

GTX 960 has a 4990.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 300, on the other hand, has 566.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 960 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 300 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960 is a desktop card while NVS 300 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.