INNO3D GeForce GTX 960 HerculeZ X2
vs
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the INNO3D GeForce GTX 960 HerculeZ X2 and the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 960 HerculeZ X2 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and has 1024 texture shaders and 8 execution units.

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, which has 1408 shaders and 22 execution units.
INNO3D GeForce GTX 960 HerculeZ X2 GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GM206-300-A1 GPU Chip TU116-300-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Turing
8 Streaming Multiprocessors 22
1024 Shader 1408
32 Render Output Units 48
64 Texture Units 88
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 960 HerculeZ X2 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC can access 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

2 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
112 GB/s Memory bandwidth 336 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 960 HerculeZ X2 clocks in the base with up to 1.178 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC is 1.530 GHz.

1.178 GHz Base Clock 1.530 GHz
1.241 GHz Boost Clock 1.815 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the INNO3D GeForce GTX 960 HerculeZ X2 is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC has a TDP of 125 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

120 W TDP 125 W
-- TDP (up) --
98 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 960 HerculeZ X2 has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 85 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the INNO3D GeForce GTX 960 HerculeZ X2.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC supports a maximum of 3 screens.

4 Max. Displays 3
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.2 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 960 HerculeZ X2 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC is 7680x4320 pixels.

4096x2160 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
No DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
No VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 960 HerculeZ X2 is 215 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC is 204 mm long, 128 mm high and 42 mm wide.

215 mm Length 204 mm
111 mm Height 128 mm
-- Width 42 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 700 g
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The INNO3D GeForce GTX 960 HerculeZ X2 was released in Q1/2015 at a price of 229 $.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC was introduced in Q4/2019 at a price of 229 $ (Reference).

N960-1DDV-E5CNX Part-no --
Q1/2015 Release date Q4/2019
229 $ Launch Price 229 $ (Reference)
28 nm Structure size 12 nm
-- 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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.

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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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