In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC and the GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC is 233 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and has 1024 texture shaders and 8 execution units.
GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units.
Memory
Memory
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Memory Size
2 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.750 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
448 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
256 bit
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.
The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Base Clock
1.165 GHz
1.410 GHz
Boost Clock
1.228 GHz
1.815 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC clocks in the base with up to 1.165 GHz. The base frequency of the GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC is 1.410 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
TDP
120 W
175 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
89 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.
The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC has a TDP of 175 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Fan-Type
Radial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 65 mm
2 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC has a total of 1 Radial fans.
The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.4a
DVI
2
--
USB-C
--
1
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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 Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC.
The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Addressable LED
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
No
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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
Dimensions
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC
Length
247 mm
283 mm
Height
112 mm
139 mm
Width
--
41 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC is 247 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide.
The GALAX GeForce RTX 2070 OC is 283 mm long, 139 mm high and 41 mm wide.
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.
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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