GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 2GB Edition Can Run PC Game System Requirements

FPS System Benchmark

69 FPS

High

Game

Grand Theft Auto V

Nvidia PC game performance check GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 2GB Edition

GPU

Architecture

Maxwell GM206-300-A1

Process

28nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

80 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

40 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units (Cuda Cores)

1024

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12.1

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.5

Resolution (WxH)

5120x3200

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 2GB Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

2048 MB

Memory Speed

1753 MHz

Memory Bus

128 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

112.2GB/sec

L2 Cache

1024KB

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1190 MHz

Boost Clock

1253 MHz

Power

Max Power

120 Watts

PSU

400 Watt & 29 Amps

Power Connector

1x 8-pin

Recommended Hardware

Best CPU Match

Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz

Best RAM Match

8 GB

Best Resolution

1920 x 1080

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GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 2GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 2GB Edition is a special edition of NVIDIA's Performance GeForce GTX 960 2GB, created by MSI.

Overclock: Central Unit
The Central Unit now runs at 1190MHz, instead of 1127MHz and goes up to 1253MHz, in Turbo Mode.

Overclock: Memory Clock
The Operating Memory Clock and the Frame Buffer remain the same.

Cooling Solution
The reference NVIDIA Single-Fan Cooling System has been replaced by MSI's Dual Fan Twin Frozr V Cooling Solution. This means the card runs cooler under load.

Performance
Benchmarks indicate a 3% performance over the reference GeForce GTX 960 2GB.

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AlanXZS

AlanXZS's Rig
Saved at: May-28-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i3-2120 3.3GHz

GFX

Radeon HD 7770 DirectCU II V2 Edition

RAM

12GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

AlanXZS's Game Library

14:11 Apr-04-2017

Is it worth to upgrade to this gpu and can my psu handle it?

MercuriumNL

MercuriumNL's Rig
Saved at: Dec-03-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-6300

GFX

Radeon R7 250 2GB

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1680 x 1050
width x height

MercuriumNL's Game Library

18:29 Sep-04-2016

Can I handle it with a Corsair Builder CX430 and an Fx6300?

assassin102

assassin102's Rig
Saved at: Aug-14-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

2560 x 1440
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 32GB

assassin102's Game Library

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20:49 Sep-13-2016

I would try going for at least 500W.

RodrigoTera

RodrigoTera's Rig
Saved at: Sep-30-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-6300

GFX

GeForce GTX 650 Ti EVGA Boost SC Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

RodrigoTera's Game Library

06:01 Aug-21-2016

Would a PSU Corsair vs450 handle this card plus a Fx6300 and 3x120mm fans ? Would I have any room for overclocking both cpu and gpu without raising voltage ?

assassin102

assassin102's Rig
Saved at: Aug-14-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

2560 x 1440
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 32GB

assassin102's Game Library

19:35 Aug-21-2016

I would recommend at least 550W for that.

assassin102

assassin102's Rig
Saved at: Aug-14-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

2560 x 1440
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 32GB

assassin102's Game Library

22:37 Aug-19-2016

Great GPU, it can run many games at high settings and has a very good cooling system.

laloulsa131

laloulsa131's Rig
Saved at: Nov-22-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-7500 3.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1060 Zotac Mini 3GB

RAM

8GB DDR4 2133MHz

RES

2560 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Motorola Moto Z

laloulsa131's Game Library

20:43 Jul-25-2016

Hello, does this gpu bootleneck my cpu?

rmmaugust23

rmmaugust23's Rig
Saved at: Dec-09-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i3-6100 3.7GHz

GFX

Radeon RX 480 XFX GTR Hard Swap Black Edition 8GB

RAM

8GB DDR4 2133MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

rmmaugust23's Game Library

02:45 Aug-07-2016

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works good for me max out on 1080p

D4rkH3r0

D4rkH3r0's Test Rig
Saved at: Sep-06-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz

GFX

Radeon RX 480 8GB

RAM

8GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1440 x 900
width x height

D4rkH3r0's Game Library

09:32 May-13-2016

Will my i3-6100 CPU bottleneck this card?

araltea3

araltea3's Rig
Saved at: Nov-25-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6500 3.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 2GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1024
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 6 16GB

araltea3's Game Library

01:50 May-01-2016

Can anyone suggest similar to this one. Performance and price wise. Thanks!

araltea3

araltea3's Rig
Saved at: Nov-25-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6500 3.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 2GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1024
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 6 16GB

araltea3's Game Library

00:41 May-01-2016

Will this suit on my rig? Bottleneck?

CPU: Intel i5-3570k 3.4ghz
RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR3 1866 8gb
PSU: FSP Aurumn S 600W Gold
MOBO: ECS H77H2-M3

yasomse

yasomse's Rig
Saved at: May-22-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 4GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR4 3000MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 5 16GB

yasomse's Game Library

05:19 Feb-23-2016

My mobo is asus m5a78l le is it compatible and will my cpu bottleneck it?

kuroiryu

kuroiryu's Rig
Saved at: Jul-10-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz oc: 10%

GFX

GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 2GB Edition oc: 20%

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S IV

kuroiryu's Game Library

18:50 Feb-18-2016

this card is much,much better than expected.normally it has a texture fill rate of 76,i've oc it to have a 89.6 texture fill rate(steady)

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Release period
22-Jan-2015

Avg. User Score GD Rating

8.2

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GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 2GB Edition Performance

GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 2GB Edition vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon R9 290

35%

RAM

11GB

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GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 2GB Edition Extras

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