GeForce GTX 960 vs P106 090

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960 and P106 090, 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 960 stacks up against P106 090, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 P106 090
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 960 has 60% more power consumption, than P106 090.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 960 has 1 GB more memory, than P106 090.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and P106 090 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of P106 090 is 227 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and P106 090 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • P106 090 is 241 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • Memory clock speed of P106 090 is 8001 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than P106 090.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 P106 090
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name GM206 GP106
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 22 January 2015 31 July 2017
Pipelines 1024 768
Core clock speed 1127 MHz 1354 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1531 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec 73.49
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops 2,352 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm) 250 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 192.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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