gtx 770 vs 960

[iraqi26]

i have a msi gtx 770 lightning offered about the same price as the gigabyte gtx 960 in my country
i know the 770 is better in performance but talking about future proofing.
will the 770 fully support dx12 or just software support

 

[Gallarian]

R9 280x is better than both of them.

 

[panamaniacs]

the gtx 770 is better

 

[maxtex]

Well, the Maxwell cards will probably have better support for DX12 than Kepler cards, but how exactly remains to be seen. Maxwell cards also seem to profit a bit more than Kepler cards from Nvidia driver updates, so that's why normally I always recommend getting a 900 series card over a 700 series. The 770 Lightning however, really is a beast of a card, so that one might actually be an exception. Only thing to know is that it will use a LOT more power than a 960 for sure.

 

[yeskay]

i have a msi gtx 770 lightning offered about the same price as the gigabyte gtx 960 in my country
i know the 770 is better in performance but talking about future proofing.
will the 770 fully support dx12 or just software support

Yes when it comes to performance the GTX 770 is better than GTX 960.

- Having said that the GTX 960 is an extremely power efficient Maxwell GPU that only require a quality 400W PSU that can deliver 20Amps or more its +12V rail.
- It has DirectX 12 support, which would greatly improve the peformance of low and mid range card @1080p like this one.
- Also in the following video you would see the GTX 960 only falling behind slightly and in some games performing on par with GTX 770 if not better.

NVIDIA GTX 960 vs GTX 770 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnfPHFzl8-k

- The GTX 960 also manages to outclass the AMD budget heavy weight R9 280. Check the following benchmark videos:

The Witcher 3 GTX 960 vs R9 280/285/280X Benchmark Frame-Rate Test
Grand Theft Auto 5 PC: GTX 960 vs R9 280/R9 285/R9 280X 1440p Benchmarks
GTX 960 vs R9 285/ R9 280/ GTX 760 1080p Benchmarks
GTX 960 vs R9 285/ R9 280/ GTX 760 1440p Benchmarks

Get the complete package GTX 960 for 1080p gaming.

Cheers!

 

[iraqi26]

i have a msi gtx 770 lightning offered about the same price as the gigabyte gtx 960 in my country
i know the 770 is better in performance but talking about future proofing.
will the 770 fully support dx12 or just software support

Yes when it comes to performance the GTX 770 is better than GTX 960.

- Having said that the GTX 960 is an extremely power efficient Maxwell GPU that only require a quality 400W PSU that can deliver 20Amps or more its +12V rail.
- It has DirectX 12 support, which would greatly improve the peformance of low and mid range card @1080p like this one.
- Also in the following video you would see the GTX 960 only falling behind slightly and in some games performing on par with GTX 770 if not better.

NVIDIA GTX 960 vs GTX 770 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnfPHFzl8-k

- The GTX 960 also manages to outclass the AMD budget heavy weight R9 280. Check the following benchmark videos:

The Witcher 3 GTX 960 vs R9 280/285/280X Benchmark Frame-Rate Test
Grand Theft Auto 5 PC: GTX 960 vs R9 280/R9 285/R9 280X 1440p Benchmarks
GTX 960 vs R9 285/ R9 280/ GTX 760 1080p Benchmarks
GTX 960 vs R9 285/ R9 280/ GTX 760 1440p Benchmarks

Get the complete package GTX 960 for 1080p gaming.

Cheers!

you're right! the performance difference is only visible in games 2 or more years old but in new games i'ts equal
so i'll go for the 960 for the future

 

[Gallarian]

My point still stands.. the 280x beats both of them in many games hands down...

Though Id actually consider waiting a little while and seeing what AMD 300 series does to the market.

 

[sora]

Go with the AMD Radeon R9 280X or the NVIDIA GTX 960.

 

[iraqi26]

the 280x is very expensive in my country and i'll have to pay even more for a better psu to feed the 280x with power
i'm ONLY choosing one of these 2 cards

 

[ATi RaDEoN]

I would suggest you to get a GTX 960 and wait for dx12 to release. GTX 960 is just enough for current gaming on very high to ultra settings. In future when you will add another graphics card, that graphics card + GTX 960 will give you much better performance than selling GTX 770 and getting another GPU.

 

[Gallarian]

If the 280x is not fairly priced in your home country, then go for the 960.