10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewedBased on current gaming requirements the GeForce GTX 960 Gainward Phantom 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.
How well will the GeForce GTX 960 Gainward Phantom 2GB Edition run 2023 games? We will take a look at the biggest releases and frames per second analysis on Ultra graphics settings. Of the 1000 most demanding recommended specs found in game requirements today, this gpu is more powerful than the graphics requirement of 166 games in todays list.
The 1080p FPS on Ultra for the GeForce GTX 960 Gainward Phantom 2GB Edition shows us that Resident Evil 8 is getting a weak result of 0 FPS, and then we are seeing Star Citizen predicted to return a playable 27 FPS while another game on our list is the Back 4 Blood which is getting 27 frames per second at Ultra 1080p.
Moving screen sizes up to 1440p we researched Star Citizen on the GeForce GTX 960 Gainward Phantom 2GB Edition and predict it will get a weak set of frame rates. Here are the low to ultra predictions at 1440p - L: 54FPS, M: 43FPS, H: 29FPS, U: 21FPS. Another popular game to test at 1440p with this card was Back 4 Blood which seemed weak in performance netting an Ultra FPS of 21 FPS. Finally we then took a look at Resident Evil 8 where its Ultra 1440p Frame rates were weak at 0 FPS. In summary we feel the GeForce GTX 960 Gainward Phantom 2GB Edition running at 1440p is going to underperform if you try and run modern games.
How many years will the GeForce GTX 960 Gainward Phantom 2GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 960 Gainward Phantom 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 Gainward Phantom 2GB Edition is part of your PC gaming machine.
Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 960 Gainward Phantom 2GB Edition? Are you looking to upgrade a GeForce GTX 960 Gainward Phantom 2GB Edition? Then we would suggest getting a RX 5000 Series
Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB, as it can run 716 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today with 69% increased graphics performance. Alternatively a good upgrade choice for this graphics card today would be the RX 5000 Series
Radeon RX 5300. For comparison of the 1000 most demanding games around today this suggested upgrade is 35% better and can meet 300 of their recommended requirements.
