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 GTX 1660 is based on the graphics chip TU116-300-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.
Memory
Memory
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Memory Size
4 GB
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
2.000 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
192 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
192 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 GTX 1660 is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Base Clock
1.127 GHz
1.530 GHz
Boost Clock
1.178 GHz
1.785 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 GTX 1660
TDP
120 W
120 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
95 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
1 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
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 GTX 1660 has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Max. Displays
4
3
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
1x DP 1.4a
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 GTX 1660 supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
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 GTX 1660 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
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 GTX 1660
Length
215 mm
145 mm
Height
121 mm
111 mm
Width
41 mm
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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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
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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.
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