The GTX 960 packs 1024 CUDA cores, 16 streaming multiprocessors, 32 ROP units, and 64 texture units, while drawing power from a single 6-pin power connector—all exactly half of what GTX 980 claims.

Naturally, the GTX 960 sacrifices features in order to hit a $199 price tag, effectively the specs of the GTX 980. While the 960 is based on the same power-sipping Maxwell architecture as its ...

It’s the shortest one—only 8.5″ in length—and is the only one with a single six-pin PCIe aux power input, which is technically all the GTX 960 requires.