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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

WINNER
30.7Inno Score
VS
29.5Inno Score
20.2Rasterization20.5
20Ray Tracing20
22.4Memoryspec-based21.4
88.9Efficiencyspec-based79.4
20Compute21.7
6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 16305 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 scores 30.7 against 29.5 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630

  • 100% higher VRAM: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 57% lower process: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • 54% higher Base clock: 1,740 MHz vs 1,127 MHz
  • 52% higher Boost clock: 1,785 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
  • 37% lower TDP: 75 W vs 120 W
  • Lower launch price: $149 vs $199

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

  • 100% higher Shading units: 1,024 vs 512
  • 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
  • 24% higher PassMark G3D: 6,150 vs 4,972
  • 17% higher bandwidth: 112 GB/s vs 96 GB/s

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Announced20222015
ArchitectureTuringMaxwell
Process12 nm+57%28 nm
TDP75 W+37%120 W
Power connector6-pin1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Shading units5121,024+100%
Base clock1,740 MHz+54%1,127 MHz
Boost clock1,785 MHz+52%1,178 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
VRAM4 GB+100%2 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width64 bit128 bit+100%
Bandwidth96 GB/s112 GB/s+17%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
3DMark Time Spy2,101Bottom 5%2,300+9%Bottom 6%
PassMark G3D4,972Bottom 5%6,150+24%Bottom 7%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Upscaling—None

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