10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

Based on current gaming requirements the GeForce GTX 960 Zotac AMP! 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.

Here we take a closer look at the various performances across 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions for the GeForce GTX 960 Zotac AMP! 2GB Edition. In particular this is looking at the Ultra graphics settings to see what sort of FPS this graphics card can get across some of the more popular games played in 2022. Of the 1000 most demanding recommended specs found in game requirements today, this gpu is more powerful than the graphics requirement of 177 games in todays list.

A GeForce GTX 960 Zotac AMP! 2GB Edition card at 1080p is seeing a reasonable frame rate when running FIFA 22 on Ultra - 54 FPS. Lets look at the performance its getting on Forza Horizon 5 which is 0 FPS. To add a bit more variety lets see how the popular Battlefield 2042 performs on this hardware, which gets a weak 0 FPS.

Moving screen sizes up to 1440p we ran FIFA 22 on the GeForce GTX 960 Zotac AMP! 2GB Edition to see that it got a playable set of frame rates. Here are the low to ultra results at 1440p - L: 108FPS, M: 85FPS, H: 57FPS, U: 41FPS. Another popular game to test at 1440p with this card was Forza Horizon 5 which seemed weak in performance netting an Ultra FPS of 0 FPS. Finally we then took a look at Battlefield 2042 where its Ultra 1440p Frame rates were weak at 0 FPS. 1440p gaming on the GeForce GTX 960 Zotac AMP! 2GB Edition is not going to be able to maintain a playable game at this resolution.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 960 Zotac AMP! 2GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 960 Zotac AMP! 2GB Edition in your PC? Its time to start researching your next graphics card upgrade as the GeForce GTX 960 Zotac AMP! 2GB Edition is failing to meet modern day gaming system requirements. A gpu AAA lifespan of around 6-12 months.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 960 Zotac AMP! 2GB Edition? A good upgrade choice for this graphics card today would be the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB. For comparison of the 1000 most demanding games around today this suggested upgrade is 68% better and can meet 725 of their recommended requirements. Alternatively we would suggest getting a RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5300, as it can run 305 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today with 34% increased graphics performance.