ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
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Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition and the Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and has 1024 texture shaders and 16 execution units. Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units. |
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| ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition | GPU | Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB |
| AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
| Navi 24 XT | GPU Chip | GM206-300-A1 |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 16 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 8 |
| 1024 | Shader | 1024 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 64 | Texture Units | 64 |
| 16 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 144 GB/s. The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.250 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 18.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 144 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 64 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition clocks in the base with up to 2.200 GHz. The base frequency of the Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB is 1.165 GHz. |
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| 2.200 GHz | Base Clock | 1.165 GHz |
| 2.825 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.228 GHz |
| 2.69 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition is 107 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector. The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 107 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 97 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition has a total of 2 Axial fans. The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 2 screens can be connected to the ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition. The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 2 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 1x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 2 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| ASUS Aura Sync | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition is 250 mm long, 147 mm high and 54 mm wide. The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB is 247 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide. |
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| 250 mm | Length | 247 mm |
| 147 mm | Height | 112 mm |
| 54 mm | Width | -- |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 4 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition was released in Q1/2022 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB was introduced in Q1/2015 at a price of 229 $. |
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| TUF-RX6500XT-O4G-GAMING | Part-no | NE5X960010G1F |
| Q1/2022 | Release date | Q1/2015 |
| 199 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ |
| 6 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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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
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ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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4 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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4 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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4 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
1920x1080 (1080p)
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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)
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4 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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4 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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4 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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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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ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB
4 GB GDDR5 |
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