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.
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 ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini is based on the graphics chip GM206-250-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini
Memory Size
4 GB
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.653 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
6.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
106 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
128 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 ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini is 6.6 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.653 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini
Base Clock
1.127 GHz
1.051 GHz
Boost Clock
1.178 GHz
1.228 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini
TDP
120 W
90 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
95 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
1 x 6-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 ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 90 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini
Fan-Type
Axial
Hybrid Radial/Axial
Fan 1
2 x 75 mm
1 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.
The ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini has 1 Hybrid Radial/Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
1x DP 1.2
DVI
1
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB.
The ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini
Max. resolution
4096x2160
4096x2160
DirectX
12_1
12_1
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
No
LED
No LED lighting
No 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 ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
No
AV1
No
No
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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
Dimensions
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini
Length
215 mm
172 mm
Height
121 mm
112 mm
Width
41 mm
40 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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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 ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.
Additional data
Additional data
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini
GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
PCIe 3 x 16
Release date
Q3/2015
Q3/2015
Launch Price
229 $
149 $
Structure size
28 nm
28 nm
Part-no
STRIX-GTX960-DC2-4GD5
GTX950-M-2GD5
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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 ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini came on the market in Q3/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.
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 Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB +30.4 %
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.
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS) ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB +27.5 %
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