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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is based on the graphics chip GP108-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
Memory
Memory
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
Memory Size
4 GB
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.502 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
6.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
48 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
64 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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is 6.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.502 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
Base Clock
1.127 GHz
1.228 GHz
Boost Clock
1.178 GHz
1.468 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
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
TDP
120 W
30 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
97 °C
PCIe-Power
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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 has -- PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 30 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 75 mm
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Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
Max. Displays
4
2
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
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DVI
1
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB.
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 supports the operation of a maximum of 2 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_1
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode
VP8
Decode
No
VP9
No
Decode
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
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
Length
215 mm
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Height
121 mm
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Width
41 mm
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Width (Slots)
2 Slots
1 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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 needs the space of 1 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 4 Lanes interface.
Additional data
Additional data
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
PCIe 3.0 x 4
Release date
Q3/2015
Q2/2017
Launch Price
229 $
79 $
Structure size
28 nm
14 nm
Part-no
STRIX-GTX960-DC2-4GD5
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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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 came on the market in Q2/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 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 +500.0 %
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 +113.3 %
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