GPU comparison with benchmarks

Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus vs Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream

Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus
Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 130 W Speed index 8/100
In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus and the Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus is 231 % faster than the Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream.

Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 PegasusPalit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream
Speed index
8/100
2/100
FP32
9.10 TFLOPS
2.75 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.78 GHz
1.34 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
130 W
120 W
Launch Price
249 $
229 $
169 pts
68 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce RTX 3050 PegasusPalit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU ChipGA106-150-A1GM206-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors208
Shader25601024
Render Output Units4832
Texture Units8064
Raytracing Cores20--
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 and has 2560 texture shaders and 20 execution units.

Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce RTX 3050 PegasusPalit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream
Memory Size8 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce RTX 3050 PegasusPalit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream
Base Clock1.552 GHz1.279 GHz
Boost Clock1.777 GHz1.342 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus clocks in the base with up to 1.552 GHz. The base frequency of the Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream is 1.279 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce RTX 3050 PegasusPalit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream
TDP130 W120 W
Tjunction max93 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus is 130 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream 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 RTX 3050 PegasusPalit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 100 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce RTX 3050 PegasusPalit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.2
DVI--2
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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 RTX 3050 Pegasus.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce RTX 3050 PegasusPalit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce RTX 3050 PegasusPalit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1DecodeNo
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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 RTX 3050 PegasusPalit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream
Length170 mm247 mm
Height125 mm126 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus is 170 mm long, 125 mm high and -- wide.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream is 247 mm long, 126 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce RTX 3050 PegasusPalit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ1/2022Q1/2015
Launch Price249 $229 $
Structure size8 nm28 nm
Part-noNE63050019P1-190AENE5X960T1041J
Documentsdata sheet--
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus was released in Q1/2022 at a price of 249 $.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream was introduced in Q1/2015 at a price of 229 $.

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 3050 Pegasus +161.4 %

  1. 2,787
  2. 1,066

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 3,529
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,429
  2. no data

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. 25 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 41 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 5 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 18 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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. 38 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 72 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 99 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 3050 Pegasus +223.2 %

  1. 66,254
  2. 20,498

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 3050 Pegasus +176.7 %

  1. 64,724
  2. 23,390

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