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GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.33 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100

The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB has 1024 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.33 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 2.72 TFLOPS.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 3/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1152 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.71 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 3.94 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 45 % faster than the GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB.

GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Speed index
2/100
3/100
FP32
2.72 TFLOPS
3.94 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.33 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 $
67 pts
108 pts

GPU

GPUGALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 8 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 9 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a 3 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.002GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Base Clock1.266 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.329 GHz1.708 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB has a turbo clock of 1.329 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 1.708 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
TDP120 W120 W
Tjunction max98 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 100 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 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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The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

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

DimensionsGALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Length271 mm250 mm
Height124 mm111 mm
Width41 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB is 41 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 41 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 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
Documents--data sheet
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, GALAX GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB was released in Q1/2015.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB published in Q3/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers.

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)

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  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 +56.3 %

  1. 20,275
  2. 31,694

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB +42.2 %

  1. 23,135
  2. 32,894

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