For quiet and efficient gaming‎,‎ this EVGA GeForce GTX 960 features 1024 CUDA cores clocked at 1127 MHz coupled to 2GB of 7010 MHz GDDR5 vRAM with a 128‎-bit interface all housed underneath EVGA‎'‎s ACX 2.0+ cooler‎.‎ The CUDA cores are arranged using NVIDIA‎'‎s Maxwell architecture‎,‎ allowing the GPU to operate using less power while generating less heat than the previous generation Kepler architecture‎.‎

The front panel of the card features a variety of outputs‎.‎ There are three DisplayPort outputs in addition to an HDMI output and a DVI output‎.‎ The GTX 960 can support multiple displays using NVIDIA‎'‎s Surround feature for an immersive gaming experience‎.‎ For legacy monitors and projectors‎,‎ EVGA includes a DVI to VGA adapter‎.‎

EVGA‎'‎s ACX 2.0+ Cooler quietly keeps the card‎'‎s operating temperature in check‎.‎ The fans are driven by low‎-power motors and feature swept blades and double ball bearings to increase efficiency‎.‎ The ACX 2.0+ improves over the ACX 2.0 by incorporating a MOSFET Cooling Plate and Straight Heat Pipes to more efficiently cool the card‎.‎ This type of cooler is most useful in medium to large towers where airflow inside the case is not a concern‎.‎

SLI Ready

With a compatible motherboard and a connecting bracket‎,‎ two NVIDIA GPUs of the same model can combine processing power using NVIDIA‎'‎s Scalable Link Interface ‎(‎SLI‎)‎‎.‎ How the cards work together can be customized to suit your preferences‎.‎ Alternate frame rendering has each alternating card prepare the next frame‎,‎ essentially multiplying the capabilities of a single card‎'‎s maximum capable frame rate output‎.‎ Each card in the configuration can also be used to improve anti‎-aliasing by being able to process an image in parallel with the other cards before filtering out jagged edges‎.‎Note‎:‎ The benefits of SLI will vary based on component configuration‎.‎

CUDA

NVIDIA‎'‎s parallel computing platform which enables an increase in computing performance by harnessing the parallel nature of GPU processing‎.‎ CUDA compatible applications can assign intensive parallel computing tasks‎,‎ such as real‎-time video rendering‎,‎ to the GPU to process‎,‎ freeing up the computer‎'‎s CPU to run other tasks‎.‎

3D Vision Support

When used with a 3D Vision compatible monitor and 3D Vision active‎-shutter glasses‎,‎ full‎-HD resolution images are delivered to each eye‎.‎ Additionally‎,‎ with a 3D LightBoost compatible screen‎,‎ image brightness will be maintained while using the glasses and ghosting will be reduced‎.‎

PhysX

NVIDIA‎'‎s hardware accelerated physics engine computes how objects move in space in real time‎.‎ Having a physics engine precludes the need for programs to pre‎-animate rendered objects which can give an unrealistic ‎"‎canned animation‎"‎ feel‎.‎ The PhysX engine also allows for designers to create more detailed objects‎,‎ relying on the GPU‎'‎s processing power rather than a bloated programming back end‎.‎

Adaptive V‎-Sync

NVIDIA‎'‎s Adaptive Vertical Sync minimizes stuttering and tearing by monitoring and adjusting the card‎'‎s frame rate output‎.‎ At high frame rates‎,‎ Adaptive V‎-Sync is enabled to slow down the output frame rate to prevent tearing as a result of losing sync with your monitor‎.‎ At lower frame rates‎,‎ Adaptive V‎-Sync will automatically be disabled to minimize stuttering‎.‎

GPU Boost 2.0

Boosts the card‎'‎s clock speed in real time based on the target temperature‎.‎ If the card is running below the set target temperature‎,‎ GPU Boost 2.0 will increase the clock speed to improve performance‎.‎ The target temperature can be reset depending on your preference so you can have the card run more quietly for everyday tasks and older games‎,‎ and run at full tilt during intense high‎-resolution gaming sequences‎.‎

G‎-Sync Support

When used with a monitor that has G‎-Sync hardware installed‎,‎ the monitor‎'‎s refresh rate will sync and lock with the graphics card‎'‎s output frame rate‎.‎ Establishing this sync removes tearing and stuttering which can result from conventional fixed screen refresh rates‎,‎ especially important for gaming in stereoscopic 3D‎.‎ An additional benefit of G‎-Sync is reduced lag so gamers will benefit from the improved command response time as well‎.‎

4K

Display graphics‎,‎ games‎,‎ and video in UHD resolution ‎(‎3840 x 2160‎)‎ for increased detail on 4K resolution displays‎.‎ Games which support 4K resolutions will display greater detail for enhanced realism and reduced artifacts‎.‎ 4K video from services such as Netflix and YouTube can deliver full resolution video for an enhanced media experience‎.‎

Surround

With a single card you can expand your PC games across three displays in stereoscopic 3D for an ‎"‎inside the game‎"‎ experience‎.‎ Add in a fourth accessory display to get access to your email‎,‎ web‎,‎ and other applications‎.‎

VXGI

Introduced with NVIDIA‎'‎s Maxwell architecture‎,‎ Voxel Global Illumination can process advanced indirect lighting and reflections in real time‎,‎ enabling programs to rely on the processing hardware to render reflections and shades rather than memory hogging pre‎-rendered textures‎.‎

MFAA

NVIDIA‎'‎s Multi‎-Frame Anti‎-Aliasing is an efficient anti‎-aliasing method introduced with their Maxwell architecture‎.‎ MFAA leverages the processing efficiency of the GPU architecture in order to analyze textures as they change rather than preloading larger textures into the card‎'‎s memory‎.‎

DSR

NVIDIA‎'‎s Dynamic Super Resolution is a scaling utility introduced with their Maxwell architecture‎.‎ DSR uses the GPU architecture in order to take advantage of 4K capabilities with lower screen resolutions by having the graphics card render at 4K and then intelligently down‎-sample the output to fit the smaller screen‎.‎ Aliasing and jagged artifacts are reduced by having a high‎-quality filter applied before the image is scaled down‎.‎