10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

Based on current gaming requirements the GeForce GTX 960 Gigabyte WindForce 2X OC 2GB Edition is considered one of the weakest cards and wont meet modern AAA game specs.

DirectX 12 gaming system requirements will be met by this gpu.

Lets look at the GeForce GTX 960 Gigabyte WindForce 2X OC 2GB Edition game performance guide for some of the biggest games played in 2023. In particular we will see how well this graphics card runs on Ultra settings on 1080p resolution as well as 1440p and 4K. In terms of performance against the most demanding games today this graphics card can play 185 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements.

Looking at some of the modern popular games people are playing today the GeForce GTX 960 Gigabyte WindForce 2X OC 2GB Edition is predicted to run Grand Theft Auto VI with weak performances on 1080p Ultra, getting 0 frames per second. Comparing this to FIFA 22 which is getting reasonable results, where it averages 55 FPS. Another popular game we looked at is Battlefield 2042, which is running at 0 frames per second.

People are turning their increasingly more powerful graphics cards to the popular 1440p screen size so we tested the GeForce GTX 960 Gigabyte WindForce 2X OC 2GB Edition to see how it performs on 1440p. First off we have researched Grand Theft Auto VI and predict it will be weak. The frame rates predicted for the game presets were - Low: 0 FPS, Medium: 0 FPS, High: 0 FPS and Ultra: 0 FPS. We added FIFA 22 to our tests and saw it was playable with a 42 FPS at Ultra 1440p. And then tested Battlefield 2042 which got 0 FPS at Ultra 1440p. After a look at the popular games running at 1440p with the GeForce GTX 960 Gigabyte WindForce 2X OC 2GB Edition, this is not going to be able to maintain a playable game at this resolution.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 960 Gigabyte WindForce 2X OC 2GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 960 Gigabyte WindForce 2X OC 2GB Edition in your PC? We think this GeForce GTX 960 Gigabyte WindForce 2X OC 2GB Edition has around 6-12 months until an upgrade should be considered.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 960 Gigabyte WindForce 2X OC 2GB Edition? A suitable upgrade choice for the GeForce GTX 960 Gigabyte WindForce 2X OC 2GB Edition is the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB, which is 64% more powerful and can run 716 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements. Alternatively upgrading this graphics card would have us consider the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5300 which is 32% more powerful. This upgrade choice can also run 300 games from the most demanding games today.