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Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 3/100
In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GB and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 63 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GB.

Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Speed index
2/100
3/100
FP32
2.41 TFLOPS
3.94 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.18 GHz
1.71 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
3 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
120 W
120 W
Launch Price
229 $
199 $

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GPU ChipGM206-300-A1GP106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors89
Shader10241152
Render Output Units3248
Texture Units6472
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and has 1024 texture shaders and 8 execution units.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, which has 1152 shaders and 9 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Memory Size4 GB3 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.753 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit192 bit
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GB has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB can access 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Base Clock1.127 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.178 GHz1.708 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GB clocks in the base with up to 1.127 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 1.506 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
TDP120 W120 W
Tjunction max98 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GB is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 75 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GB has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.23x DP 1.4
DVI21
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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 Phantom 4GB.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GB supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsGainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Length247 mm250 mm
Height112 mm111 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GB is 247 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 250 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2015Q3/2016
Launch Price229 $199 $
Structure size28 nm16 nm
Part-no426018336-3422--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 Phantom 4GB was released in Q1/2015 at a price of 229 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 199 $.

Benchmark results

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. 28 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 45 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 65 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB +76.4 %

  1. 17,964
  2. 31,694

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB +60.5 %

  1. 20,498
  2. 32,894

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