ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960 and the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and has 1024 texture shaders and 8 execution units. Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 is based on AMD RX Vega 64, which has 4096 shaders and 64 execution units. |
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| ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960 | GPU | Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | Based on | AMD RX Vega 64 |
| GM206-300-A1 | GPU Chip | Vega 10 XT |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | GCN 5 |
| 8 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 64 |
| 1024 | Shader | 4096 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 64 | Texture Units | 256 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 can access 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 484 GB/s. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 0.945 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 1.9 Gbps |
| 112 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 484 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 2048 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960 clocks in the base with up to 1.127 GHz. The base frequency of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 is 1.373 GHz. |
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| 1.127 GHz | Base Clock | 1.373 GHz |
| 1.178 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.580 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960 is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 has a TDP of 295 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 295 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 375 W |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960 has a total of 1 Radial fans. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 has 3 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 1 x 75 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 92 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | 1 x 80 mm |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels. The maximum resolution of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| No | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | 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 / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960 is 264 mm long, 121 mm high and 37 mm wide. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 is 310 mm long, 133 mm high and 54 mm wide. |
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| 264 mm | Length | 310 mm |
| 121 mm | Height | 133 mm |
| 37 mm | Width | 54 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960 was released in Q4/2015 at a price of 199 $. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 was introduced in Q3/2017 at a price of 499 $ (Reference). |
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| TURBO-GTX960-2GD5 | Part-no | 11275-03 |
| Q4/2015 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
| 199 $ | Launch Price | 499 $ (Reference) |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 14 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
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ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
8 GB HBM2 |
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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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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
8 GB HBM2 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
8 GB HBM2 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
8 GB HBM2 |
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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 Turbo GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
8 GB HBM2 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
8 GB HBM2 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
8 GB HBM2 |
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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 Turbo GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
8 GB HBM2 |
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