GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G has 5888 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.60 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 30.56 TFLOPS.
The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G has 1024 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.30 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.67 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ada Lovelace architecture, which has 46 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 8 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
| AD104-250-A1 | GPU Chip | GM206-300-A1 |
| Ada Lovelace | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 46 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 8 |
| 5888 | Shader | 1024 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 184 | Texture Units | 64 |
| 46 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.313 GHz clocks. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz. |
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| 12 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6X | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.313 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 21.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 504 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G has a turbo clock of 2.595 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G is 1.304 GHz. |
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| 1.920 GHz | Base Clock | 1.241 GHz |
| 2.595 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.304 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.28 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G 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 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C. |
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| 200 W (Reference) | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 16-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G are cooled with a Air cooling. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 108 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1a | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| GIGABYTE RGB Fusion | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G is 71 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G is 71 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 342 mm | Length | 267 mm |
| 153 mm | Height | 139 mm |
| 71 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 4 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 833 g |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 5 nanometer process, GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G was released in Q2/2023. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G published in Q1/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers. |
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| GV-N4070AORUS M-12GD | Part-no | V320-034R |
| Q2/2023 | Release date | Q1/2015 |
| 599 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ |
| 5 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G
12 GB GDDR6X |
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G
12 GB GDDR6X |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G
12 GB GDDR6X |
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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)
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12 GB GDDR6X |
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G
12 GB GDDR6X |
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G
12 GB GDDR6X |
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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.
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G
12 GB GDDR6X |
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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.
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12 GB GDDR6X |
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12 GB GDDR6X |
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G
12 GB GDDR6X |
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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
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G
12 GB GDDR6X |
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G
12 GB GDDR6X |
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
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.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 MASTER 12G
12 GB GDDR6X |
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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