10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

Based on current gaming requirements the GeForce GTX 960 Inno3D HerculeZ 2X OC 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.

How well will the GeForce GTX 960 Inno3D HerculeZ 2X OC 4GB Edition run 2022 games? We will take a look at the biggest releases and frames per second analysis on Ultra graphics settings. When considering how well this graphics card can run the 1000 most demanding games available today it can best 142 of the games’ recommended graphics requirements.

Now onto the frame rates achieved at 1080p. We predict that Star Citizen will get 26 FPS with the GeForce GTX 960 Inno3D HerculeZ 2X OC 4GB Edition, Days Gone getting 16 FPS and Battlefield 2042 getting 0 frames per second. All run on Ultra at 1920x1080 screen res.

We move on to 1440p, and predict that Star Citizen will deliver weak FPS results. Here are the graphic presets - Low: 51 FPS, Medium: 40 FPS, High: 27 FPS and Ultra: 19 FPS. Next we have Days Gone running on GeForce GTX 960 Inno3D HerculeZ 2X OC 4GB Edition which gets L: 32FPS, M: 25FPS, H: 17FPS, U: 12FPS. And for performance contrast the popular Battlefield 2042 gets L: 0FPS, M: 0FPS, H: 0FPS, U: 0FPS at 1440p. In summary we feel the GeForce GTX 960 Inno3D HerculeZ 2X OC 4GB Edition running at 1440p is not powerful enough to deal with the increased resolution.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 960 Inno3D HerculeZ 2X OC 4GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 960 Inno3D HerculeZ 2X OC 4GB Edition in your PC? Its time to start researching your next graphics card upgrade as the GeForce GTX 960 Inno3D HerculeZ 2X OC 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 Inno3D HerculeZ 2X OC 4GB Edition? A good choice when looking to upgrade the GeForce GTX 960 Inno3D HerculeZ 2X OC 4GB Edition would be the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB which meets 718 of the 1000 top game’s recommended system requirements and has 73% better performance. An alternative great upgrade graphics card would be a RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5300, which has 38% better performance and can run 301 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today.