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    GeForce GTX 470 vs GeForce GTX 960

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470 and GeForce GTX 960, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 470 stacks up against GeForce GTX 960, check out specs charts below.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 470 GeForce GTX 960
    Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 120 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pins 1x 6-pins
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
    Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 470 has 79% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 960 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 470 has 1276 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 960 - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 88 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 960 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Both graphics cards are the same length of 9 mm.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 1667 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
    4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
    low / 720p 30−35 60−65
    medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than GeForce GTX 470.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 470 GeForce GTX 960
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name GF100 GM206
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 12 April 2010 22 January 2015
    Pipelines 448 1024
    Core clock speed 1215 MHz 1127 MHz
    Boost Clock 1178 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million 2,940 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 34.0 billion/sec 72 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops 2,413 gflops
    Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm) 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Memory bus width 320 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) 7.0 GB/s
    Memory bandwidth 133.9 GB/s 112 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.2 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
    CUDA cores 448 1024
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options + +
    Multi monitor support + 4 displays
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 97 Mh/s 318 Mh/s
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 8 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 141.47 Sol/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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