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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB vs AMD Radeon RX 470

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.20 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

AMD Radeon RX 470
AMD Radeon RX 470 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.21 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The AMD Radeon RX 470 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 470 (Ellesmere) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 211 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 470 is 101 % faster than the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GBAMD Radeon RX 470
Speed index
2/100
4/100
FP32
2.46 TFLOPS
4.94 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.20 GHz
1.21 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
211 GB/s
TDP
120 W
120 W
Launch Price
199 $
179 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GBAMD Radeon RX 470
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960AMD Radeon RX 470
GPU ChipGM206-300-A1Polaris 10 PRO
Streaming Multiprocessors832
Shader10242048
Render Output Units3232
Texture Units64128
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB has the GM206-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 470 is based on the graphics chip Polaris 10 PRO, which comes from the Ellesmere architecture.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GBAMD Radeon RX 470
Memory Size4 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.650 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps6.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s211 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 470 is 6.6 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.650 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GBAMD Radeon RX 470
Base Clock1.152 GHz0.926 GHz
Boost Clock1.203 GHz1.206 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.18 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GBAMD Radeon RX 470
TDP120 W120 W
Tjunction max98 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 470 has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GBAMD Radeon RX 470
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 470 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GBAMD Radeon RX 470
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI2--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB.

The AMD Radeon RX 470 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GBAMD Radeon RX 470
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_0
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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With the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 470 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GBAMD Radeon RX 470
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9NoNo
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GBAMD Radeon RX 470
Length244 mm240 mm
Height114 mm95 mm
Width36 mm35 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 470 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GBAMD Radeon RX 470
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2015Q3/2016
Launch Price199 $179 $
Structure size28 nm14 nm
Part-noGV-N960WF2-4GD--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q3/2015.

The AMD Radeon RX 470 came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

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 AMD Radeon RX 470 +97.4 %

  1. 18,337
  2. 36,194

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 470 +87.3 %

  1. 20,923
  2. 39,194

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 36,011

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