These changes are par for the course with mid-range cards, but the supplied 2GB of memory is stingy by today's standards, particularly as VRAM requirements have been steadily increasing thanks to the 8GB-touting PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. ![]() This features eight SMM CUDA core clusters for a total of 1024 processors and 32 ROPs, while the memory interface is bumped down from 256-bit to 128-bit. While the 960 is based on the same power-sipping Maxwell architecture as its bigger brothers, it uses the smaller GM206 chip. Naturally, the GTX 960 sacrifices features in order to hit a $199 price tag, effectively the specs of the GTX 980. But, with the introduction of the GTX 960, Nvidia's finally making an entry into the hotly contested mid-range market where 1080p is king, and only a sub $200 price will do. ![]() Until recently, the only option for a cheaper Maxwell-based GPU was the $150 GTX 750 Ti. But for the vast majority of people, such pixel pushing power is unnecessary, not to mention expensive. The GTX 980 is still the fastest single-GPU money can buy, while the cheaper GTX 970 remains fantastic value for money, even if Nvidia's recent PR failings have given its reputation something of a knock. So far, Nvidia's impressively power-efficient Maxwell architecture has been quite the potent performer.
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