The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming has the GM206-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is based on the graphics chip Vega 10 XL, which comes from the GCN 5 architecture.
Memory
Memory
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Memory Size
2 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
HBM2
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
0.800 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
1.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
410 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
2,048 bit
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The graphics memory of the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1.6 Gbps and the clock speed is 0.800 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Base Clock
1.216 GHz
1.156 GHz
Boost Clock
1.279 GHz
1.471 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
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
TDP
120 W
210 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
100 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
2 x 8-Pin
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.
The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 210 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
1 x 85 mm
1 x 70 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
37 dB
Noise (Load)
--
49 dB
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.
The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
--
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.4
DVI
2
--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming.
The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
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 EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode / Encode
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
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Length
173 mm
280 mm
Height
111 mm
127 mm
Width
--
40 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
--
1,090 g
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
Additional data
Additional data
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release date
Q1/2015
Q3/2017
Launch Price
229 $
399 $
Structure size
28 nm
14 nm
Part-no
02G-P4-2962-KR
RXVEGA56-8G
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q1/2015.
The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 came on the market in Q3/2017 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 Radeon RX Vega 56 +185.7 %
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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