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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 vs KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X · 2.55 GHz · 450 W Speed index 69/100
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.33 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100
In the gpu comparison between the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 and the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 is 2,972 % faster than the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC.

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Speed index
69/100
2/100
FP32
83.56 TFLOPS
2.72 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.55 GHz
1.33 GHz
Memory Size
24 GB GDDR6X
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
1,008 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
450 W
120 W
Launch Price
2,029 $
229 $
1,557 pts
67 pts

GPU

GPUASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU ChipAD102-300-A1GM206-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1288
Shader163841024
Render Output Units17632
Texture Units51264
Raytracing Cores128--
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and has 16384 texture shaders and 128 execution units.

KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Memory Size24 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR5
Memory Clock1.313 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed21.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth1,008 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit128 bit
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 has 24 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 1008 GB/s.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Base Clock2.235 GHz1.266 GHz
Boost Clock2.550 GHz1.329 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 clocks in the base with up to 2.235 GHz. The base frequency of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC is 1.266 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
TDP450 W120 W
Tjunction max90 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 16-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 is 450 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 16-Pin connector.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 110 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI2x HDMI 2.1a1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.2
DVI--2
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDASUS Aura SyncNo LED lighting
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1DecodeNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
Length358 mm271 mm
Height149 mm124 mm
Width70 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)4 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 is 358 mm long, 149 mm high and 70 mm wide.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC is 271 mm long, 124 mm high and 41 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q1/2015
Launch Price2,029 $229 $
Structure size5 nm28 nm
Part-noROG-STRIX-RTX4090-24G-GAMING--
Documentsdata sheet--
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 was released in Q4/2022 at a price of 2,029 $.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC was introduced in Q1/2015 at a price of 229 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +1,740.5 %

  1. 19,509
  2. 1,060

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. 43,419
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. 10,359
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 25,914
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 10,187
  2. no data

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. 189,224
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 94 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 187 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 197 fps (avg)
  2. no data

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 81 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 144 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 186 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 187 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 202 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 202 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +1,509.1 %

  1. 326,245
  2. 20,275

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +1,026.1 %

  1. 260,532
  2. 23,135

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