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ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC vs Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro

ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.32 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100
Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro
Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro 12 GB GDDR6X · 2.48 GHz · 200 W Speed index 24/100
In the gpu comparison between the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC and the Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro is 984 % faster than the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC.

ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OCPalit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro
Speed index
2/100
24/100
FP32
2.69 TFLOPS
29.15 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.32 GHz
2.48 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
115 GB/s
504 GB/s
TDP
120 W
200 W
Launch Price
229 $
599 $
67 pts
547 pts

GPU

GPUASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OCPalit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
GPU ChipGM206-300-A1AD104-250-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors846
Shader10245888
Render Output Units3264
Texture Units64184
Raytracing Cores--46
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and has 1024 texture shaders and 8 execution units.

Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, which has 5888 shaders and 46 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OCPalit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro
Memory Size2 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6X
Memory Clock1.800 GHz1.313 GHz
Memory Speed7.2 Gbps21.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth115 GB/s504 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit192 bit
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 115 GB/s.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro can access 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 504 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OCPalit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro
Base Clock1.253 GHz1.920 GHz
Boost Clock1.317 GHz2.475 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC clocks in the base with up to 1.253 GHz. The base frequency of the Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro is 1.920 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OCPalit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro
TDP120 W200 W
Tjunction max98 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro has a TDP of 200 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OCPalit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 75 mm3 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OCPalit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OCPalit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OCPalit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OCPalit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro
Length215 mm329 mm
Height121 mm133 mm
Width41 mm64 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots4 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC is 215 mm long, 121 mm high and 41 mm wide.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro is 329 mm long, 133 mm high and 64 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OCPalit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2015Q2/2023
Launch Price229 $599 $
Structure size28 nm5 nm
Part-noSTRIX-GTX960-DC2OC-2GD5NED4070019K9-1043A
Documents--data sheet
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC was released in Q1/2015 at a price of 229 $.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro was introduced in Q2/2023 at a price of 599 $.

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 Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro +702.9 %

  1. 1,054
  2. 8,463

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 18,027

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 3,908

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 11,238

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 4,489

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 82,766

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. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 93 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 130 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 36 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 72 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 124 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. 98 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 172 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 200 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 Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro +737.3 %

  1. 20,051
  2. 167,896

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Palit GeForce RTX 4070 GamingPro +566.1 %

  1. 22,880
  2. 152,394

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