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ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 vs ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G

ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.18 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 has 1024 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.18 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 2.41 TFLOPS.

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.36 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.36 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.68 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G is 136 % faster than the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960.

ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G
Speed index
2/100
5/100
FP32
2.41 TFLOPS
5.68 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.18 GHz
1.36 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
120 W
185 W
Launch Price
229 $
229 $

GPU

GPUASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
GPU ChipGM206-300-A1Polaris 20 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors836
Shader10242304
Render Output Units3232
Texture Units64144
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 8 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G
Memory Size2 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 is equipped with a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G
Base Clock1.127 GHz1.257 GHz
Boost Clock1.178 GHz1.360 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.34 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 has a turbo clock of 1.178 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G is 1.360 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G
TDP120 W185 W
Tjunction max98 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 has 1 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C.

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 90 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 75 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.02x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.22x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G
Length215 mm242 mm
Height121 mm129 mm
Width41 mm38 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 is 41 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G is 41 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2015Q2/2017
Launch Price229 $229 $
Structure size28 nm14 nm
Part-noSTRIX-GTX960-DC2-2GD5DUAL-RX580-4G
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 was released in Q1/2015.

The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G published in Q2/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers.

Benchmark results

Battlefield 5

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3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 59 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 84 fps (avg)

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 Dual Radeon RX 580 4G +139.4 %

  1. 17,964
  2. 43,000

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 4G +96.3 %

  1. 20,498
  2. 40,241

Geekbench 6 - Metal

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  2. 42,492

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