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ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB vs AMD Radeon RX 6600

ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.18 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

AMD Radeon RX 6600
AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.49 GHz · 132 W Speed index 7/100

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6600 (RDNA 2) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 is 271 % faster than the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB.

ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
Speed index
2/100
7/100
FP32
2.41 TFLOPS
8.93 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.18 GHz
2.49 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
120 W
132 W
Launch Price
229 $
329 $

GPU

GPUASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960AMD Radeon RX 6600
GPU ChipGM206-300-A1Navi 23 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors828
Shader10241792
Render Output Units3264
Texture Units64112
Raytracing Cores--28
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB has the GM206-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is based on the graphics chip Navi 23 XL, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.

Memory

MemoryASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The graphics memory of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
Base Clock1.127 GHz1.626 GHz
Boost Clock1.178 GHz2.491 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.04 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
TDP120 W132 W
Tjunction max98 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 132 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 75 mm1
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.4
DVI1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9NoDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
Length215 mm--
Height121 mm--
Width41 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 needs the space of -- in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ3/2015Q4/2021
Launch Price229 $329 $
Structure size28 nm7 nm
Part-noSTRIX-GTX960-DC2-4GD5--
Documents--data sheet
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q3/2015.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 came on the market in Q4/2021 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

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 AMD Radeon RX 6600 +280.7 %

  1. 996
  2. 3,792

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 3,907

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,344

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. no data
  2. 24 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 50 fps (avg)

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. no data
  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 98 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 127 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 AMD Radeon RX 6600 +296.8 %

  1. 17,964
  2. 71,285

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6600 +292.4 %

  1. 20,498
  2. 80,425

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 98,120

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