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Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS vs Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream

Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS
Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.82 GHz · 270 W Speed index 18/100

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS has 5888 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.82 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 21.37 TFLOPS.

Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream
Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.27 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream has 1024 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.27 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.59 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS is 725 % faster than the Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream.

Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GSPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream
Speed index
18/100
2/100
FP32
21.37 TFLOPS
2.59 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.82 GHz
1.27 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
270 W
120 W
Launch Price
679 $
229 $
404 pts
67 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GSPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU ChipGA104-300-A1GM206-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors468
Shader58881024
Render Output Units9632
Texture Units18464
Raytracing Cores46--
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 46 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 8 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GSPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream
Memory Size8 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream has a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GSPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream
Base Clock1.500 GHz1.203 GHz
Boost Clock1.815 GHz1.266 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS has a turbo clock of 1.815 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream is 1.266 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GSPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream
TDP270 W120 W
Tjunction max93 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GSPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)41-43 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GSPalit GeForce GTX 960 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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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GSPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GSPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1DecodeNo
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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 RTX 3070 Phantom GSPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream
Length304 mm247 mm
Height136 mm126 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GSPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q1/2015
Launch Price679 $229 $
Structure size8 nm28 nm
Part-noNE63070T19P2-1040PNE5X960H1041J
Documentsdata sheet--
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Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS was released in Q4/2020.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream published in Q1/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 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 3070 Phantom GS +550.5 %

  1. 6,720
  2. 1,033

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 8,351
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,506
  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. 47 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 57 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 85 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. 23 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 53 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 103 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. 82 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 147 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 196 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 3070 Phantom GS +587.9 %

  1. 132,803
  2. 19,306

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 3070 Phantom GS +469.7 %

  1. 125,489
  2. 22,029

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