GPU comparison with benchmarks

Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom vs Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost

Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.27 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100

The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom has 1024 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.27 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 2.59 TFLOPS.

Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost
Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.65 GHz · 175 W Speed index 6/100

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost has 2176 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.65 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 7.18 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost is 177 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom.

Gainward GeForce GTX 960 PhantomGainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost
Speed index
2/100
6/100
FP32
2.59 TFLOPS
7.18 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.27 GHz
1.65 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
115 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
120 W
175 W
Launch Price
229 $
399 $
67 pts
263 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce GTX 960 PhantomGainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
GPU ChipGM206-300-A1TU106
Streaming Multiprocessors834
Shader10242176
Render Output Units3264
Texture Units64136
Raytracing Cores--34
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 8 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 34 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce GTX 960 PhantomGainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost
Memory Size2 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.800 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed7.2 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth115 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom is equipped with a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.800 GHz clocks.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce GTX 960 PhantomGainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost
Base Clock1.203 GHz1.470 GHz
Boost Clock1.266 GHz1.650 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom has a turbo clock of 1.266 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost is 1.650 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce GTX 960 PhantomGainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost
TDP120 W175 W
Tjunction max98 °C89 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom has 1 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 89 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce GTX 960 PhantomGainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 75 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce GTX 960 PhantomGainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.21x DP 1.4a
DVI21
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce GTX 960 PhantomGainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce GTX 960 PhantomGainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsGainward GeForce GTX 960 PhantomGainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost
Length247 mm235 mm
Height112 mm112 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce GTX 960 PhantomGainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2015Q3/2019
Launch Price229 $399 $
Structure size28 nm12 nm
Part-no426018336-3415471056224-2577
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom was released in Q1/2015.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost published in Q3/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers.

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 Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost +301.2 %

  1. 1,033
  2. 4,144

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 5,077

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,807

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)

  1. no data
  2. 28 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 34 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 52 fps (avg)

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.

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 30 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 62 fps (avg)

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)

  1. no data
  2. 50 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 94 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 130 fps (avg)

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 Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost +359.4 %

  1. 19,306
  2. 88,694

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost +281.9 %

  1. 22,029
  2. 84,121

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