ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
vs
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB Rev. 1


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB Rev. 1 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.

GPU

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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB Rev. 1 is based on the graphics chip GM206-300-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB GPU GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB Rev. 1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GM206-300-A1 GPU Chip GM206-300-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Maxwell 2.0
8 Streaming Multiprocessors 8
1024 Shader 1024
32 Render Output Units 32
64 Texture Units 64
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB Rev. 1 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 4 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 1.753 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
112 GB/s Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.127 GHz Base Clock 1.216 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 8 %
1.178 GHz Boost Clock 1.279 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 9 %
Avg (Game) Clock 1.25 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB Rev. 1 has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

120 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
98 °C Tjunction max 98 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB Rev. 1 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 75 mm Fan 1 2 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB Rev. 1 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0
3x DP v1.2 DP Ports 1x DP v1.2
1 DVI Ports 2
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB Rev. 1 is 4096x2160 pixels.

4096x2160 Max. resolution 4096x2160
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
No DLSS / FSR No
No LED lighting LED Addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC No
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
No VP9 No

Dimensions

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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB Rev. 1 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

215 mm Length 244 mm
121 mm Height 114 mm
41 mm Width 36 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16

Additional data

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q3/2015.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB Rev. 1 came on the market in Q2/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

STRIX-GTX960-DC2-4GD5 Part-no GV-N960OC-4GD
Q3/2015 Release date Q2/2015
229 $ Launch Price 229 $
28 nm Structure size 28 nm
-- Documents data sheet

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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

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

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)

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