10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

Based on current gaming requirements the GeForce GTX 960 EVGA ACX 2.0+ 4GB Edition is considered one of the weakest cards and wont meet modern AAA game specs.

All games with system requirements of DirectX 12 or lower are met by this card.

Here is a quick game performance synopsis for the AAA games played in 2023. In particular we focus on how well the GeForce GTX 960 EVGA ACX 2.0+ 4GB Edition runs at Ultra graphics settings and what frames per second it is getting at 1080p, 1440p and 4K monitor resolutions. When considering how well this graphics card can run the 1000 most demanding games available today it can best 132 of the games’ recommended graphics requirements.

Now onto the frame rates achieved at 1080p. We are seeing Resident Evil 8 getting 0 FPS with the GeForce GTX 960 EVGA ACX 2.0+ 4GB Edition, Far Cry 6 getting 0 FPS and Battlefield 2042 getting 0 frames per second. All run on Ultra at 1920x1080 screen res.

As the PC gaming masses explore larger screen resolutions we decided to run some game checks at 1440p across a few popular games. We discovered the GeForce GTX 960 EVGA ACX 2.0+ 4GB Edition ran Resident Evil 8 to a weak performance level. Results across the graphics settings looked like this, Low: 0 FPS, Medium: 0 FPS, High: 0 FPS and Ultra: 0 FPS. Another game tested was Far Cry 6, L: 0FPS, M: 0FPS, H: 0FPS, U: 0FPS. And then we checked graphics card performance on Battlefield 2042, which returned L: 0FPS, M: 0FPS, H: 0FPS, U: 0FPS at 1440p. Looking at a few of these 1440p results for the GeForce GTX 960 EVGA ACX 2.0+ 4GB Edition we get the impression that it is not going to be able to maintain a playable game at this resolution.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 960 EVGA ACX 2.0+ 4GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 960 EVGA ACX 2.0+ 4GB Edition in your PC? Its time to start researching your next graphics card upgrade as the GeForce GTX 960 EVGA ACX 2.0+ 4GB 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 EVGA ACX 2.0+ 4GB Edition? A good choice when looking to upgrade the GeForce GTX 960 EVGA ACX 2.0+ 4GB Edition would be the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB which meets 716 of the 1000 top game’s recommended system requirements and has 76% better performance. Alternatively a suitable upgrade choice for the GeForce GTX 960 EVGA ACX 2.0+ 4GB Edition is the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5300, which is 41% more powerful and can run 300 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements.