In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix and the MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix is 1,922 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 and has 9728 texture shaders and 76 execution units.
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units.
Memory
Memory
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1
Memory Size
16 GB
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6X
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.400 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
22.4 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
717 GB/s
112 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
128 bit
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 717 GB/s.
The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1 can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1
Base Clock
2.205 GHz
1.241 GHz
Boost Clock
2.505 GHz
1.178 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix clocks in the base with up to 2.205 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1 is 1.241 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1
TDP
320 W
120 W
Tjunction max
90 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 16-Pin
1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix is 320 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 16-Pin connector.
The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1 has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
3 x 100 mm
1 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix has a total of 3 Axial fans.
The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1 has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1a
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4a
1x 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 4080 Phoenix.
The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1
Max. resolution
7680x4320
4096x2160
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
No
LED
Addressable LED
No LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1 is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
No
AV1
Decode
No
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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
Dimensions
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1
Length
329 mm
170 mm
Height
131 mm
110 mm
Width
64 mm
38 mm
Width (Slots)
3 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
--
586 g
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phoenix is 329 mm long, 131 mm high and 64 mm wide.
The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 OCV1 is 170 mm long, 110 mm high and 38 mm wide.
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The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
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