KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Reference Design
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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Reference


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Reference Design is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

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

GPU

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Reference Design has the GM206-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Reference is based on the graphics chip GM206-300-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Reference Design GPU ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Reference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GM206-300-A1 GPU Chip GM206-300-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Maxwell 2.0
8 Streaming Multiprocessors 8
1024 Shader 1024
32 Render Output Units 32
64 Texture Units 64
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Reference Design clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Reference is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

2 GB Memory Size 2 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 1.753 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
112 GB/s Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.127 GHz Base Clock 1.127 GHz
1.178 GHz Boost Clock 1.178 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Reference Design is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Reference has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

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

Cooler & Fans

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Reference Design is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Reference has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Radial Fan-Type Radial
1 x 65 mm Fan 1 1 x 65 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Reference Design.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Reference supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Reference Design it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Reference is 4096x2160 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

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.

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

Dimensions

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Reference Design is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Reference needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

255 mm Length 241 mm
124 mm Height 111 mm
41 mm Width 41 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Reference Design has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q1/2015.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Reference came on the market in Q2/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

96NPH8DND7UZ Part-no ZT-90305-10P
Q1/2015 Release date Q2/2015
199 $ Launch Price 199 $
28 nm Structure size 28 nm
data sheet Documents --

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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

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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