The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Ampere) and has 10 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 760 GB/s.
The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING has the GA102-200-K1-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.
The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 is based on the graphics chip GM206-300-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960
Memory Size
10 GB
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6X
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.188 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
19.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
760 GB/s
112 GB/s
Memory Interface
320 bit
128 bit
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The graphics memory of the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING clocks at 1.188 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 19.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960
Base Clock
1.440 GHz
1.177 GHz
Boost Clock
1.710 GHz
1.240 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 RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960
TDP
320 W
120 W
TDP (up)
370 W
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Tjunction max
93 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin
1 x 6-Pin
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The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 320 W.
The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
3 x 90 mm
2 x 75 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
41-42 dB
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The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.
The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4a
3x DP 1.2
DVI
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1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING.
The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960
Max. resolution
7680x4320
4096x2160
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
No
LED
Addressable LED
No LED lighting
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With the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
No
AV1
Decode
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 RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960
Length
285 mm
206 mm
Height
111 mm
111 mm
Width (Slots)
3 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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.
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.
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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