GPU comparison with benchmarks

Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther vs EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming

Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther 12 GB GDDR6X · 2.48 GHz · 200 W Speed index 24/100

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther has 5888 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.48 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 29.15 TFLOPS.

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.28 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming has 1024 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.28 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.62 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther is 1,013 % faster than the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming.

Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 PantherEVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
Speed index
24/100
2/100
FP32
29.15 TFLOPS
2.62 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.48 GHz
1.28 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6X
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
504 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
200 W
120 W
Launch Price
599 $
229 $

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce RTX 4070 PantherEVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU ChipAD104-250-A1GM206-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors468
Shader58881024
Render Output Units6432
Texture Units18464
Raytracing Cores46--
More information
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ada Lovelace architecture, which has 46 streaming multiprocessors.

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

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce RTX 4070 PantherEVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
Memory Size12 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR5
Memory Clock1.313 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed21.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth504 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
More information
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.313 GHz clocks.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming has a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce RTX 4070 PantherEVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
Base Clock1.920 GHz1.216 GHz
Boost Clock2.475 GHz1.279 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
More information
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther has a turbo clock of 2.475 GHz. The turbo frequency of the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming is 1.279 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce RTX 4070 PantherEVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
TDP200 W120 W
Tjunction max90 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 16-Pin1 x 6-Pin
More information
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther has 1 x 16-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 90 °C.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming 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 4070 PantherEVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 100 mm1 x 85 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
More information
The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther are cooled with a Air cooling.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce RTX 4070 PantherEVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1a1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.2
DVI--2
More information
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce RTX 4070 PantherEVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
More information
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce RTX 4070 PantherEVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1DecodeNo
More information
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 4070 PantherEVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
Length329 mm173 mm
Height128 mm111 mm
Width64 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
More information
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther is 64 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming is 64 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce RTX 4070 PantherEVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ2/2023Q1/2015
Launch Price599 $229 $
Structure size5 nm28 nm
Part-noNED4070019K9-1047Z02G-P4-2962-KR
Documentsdata sheet--
More information
Manufactured using the 5 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther was released in Q2/2023.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming 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 4070 Panther +714.5 %

  1. 8,463
  2. 1,039

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. 18,027
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. 3,908
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 11,238
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 4,489
  2. no data

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. 82,766
  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. 54 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 93 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 130 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. 36 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 72 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 124 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. 98 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 172 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 200 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 4070 Panther +759.7 %

  1. 167,896
  2. 19,529

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther +583.9 %

  1. 152,394
  2. 22,284

Rate these graphics cards now

Here you can rate the Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:

Here you can rate the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC Gaming to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:

Popular comparisons