10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

Based on current gaming requirements the GeForce GTX 960 PNY 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.

Game performance for the GeForce GTX 960 PNY 2GB Edition where we look at the bigger games played in 2021. Looking closely at the graphics card frame rate performance on Ultra graphics settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions. 158 games can be played by this graphics card of the 1000 most demanding games being played by PC gamers today.

With 1080p being the most common gaming resolution at the moment we explored how well the GeForce GTX 960 PNY 2GB Edition can run Star Citizen at 1080p and predict it will return weak frame rates at the following graphics settings - Low: 51 FPS, Medium: 41 FPS, High: 27 FPS and Ultra: 20 FPS. For performance contrast we can see that Grand Theft Auto VI is predicted to return a weak 0 FPS at Ultra 1080p.

We move on to 1440p, and predict that Star Citizen will deliver weak FPS results. Here are the graphic presets - Low: 39 FPS, Medium: 31 FPS, High: 21 FPS and Ultra: 15 FPS. Next we have Grand Theft Auto VI running on GeForce GTX 960 PNY 2GB Edition which is predicted to get L: 0FPS, M: 0FPS, H: 0FPS, U: 0FPS. And for performance contrast the popular Battlefield 2042 is predicted to get L: 0FPS, M: 0FPS, H: 0FPS, U: 0FPS at 1440p. After a look at the popular games running at 1440p with the GeForce GTX 960 PNY 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 PNY 2GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 960 PNY 2GB Edition in your PC? There is around 6-12 months of top end gaming left in this card, at which point its graphics card replacement time, assuming the GeForce GTX 960 PNY 2GB Edition is part of your PC gaming machine.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 960 PNY 2GB Edition? Upgrading this graphics card would have us consider the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 4GB which is 71% more powerful. This upgrade choice can also run 625 games from the most demanding games today. Alternatively upgrading this graphics card would have us consider the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5300 which is 41% more powerful. This upgrade choice can also run 311 games from the most demanding games today.