In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS and the Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS is 186 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC.
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUSGainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER and has 2176 texture shaders and 34 execution units.
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
Memory Size
8 GB
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
14.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
112 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
128 bit
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
Base Clock
1.470 GHz
1.165 GHz
Boost Clock
1.650 GHz
1.228 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS clocks in the base with up to 1.470 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC is 1.165 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
TDP
175 W
120 W
Tjunction max
89 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS is 175 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
2 x 90 mm
1 x 65 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS has a total of 2 Axial fans.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4a
1x DP 1.2
DVI
--
2
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
Max. resolution
7680x4320
4096x2160
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
No
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
No
AV1
No
No
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS
Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC
Length
231 mm
247 mm
Height
128 mm
112 mm
Width
42 mm
--
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
758 g
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS is 231 mm long, 128 mm high and 42 mm wide.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 960 OC is 247 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide.
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 MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS +307.5 %
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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.
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.
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) MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER VENTUS +186.1 %
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