MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
vs
ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 and the ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 560 (16 CU) and has 1024 texture shaders and 16 execution units.

ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units.
MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 GPU ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini
AMD Radeon RX 560 (16 CU) Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Polaris 21 XT GPU Chip GM206-300-A1
GCN 4 Architecture Maxwell 2.0
16 Streaming Multiprocessors 8
1024 Shader 1024
16 Render Output Units 32
64 Texture Units 64
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

4 GB Memory Size 4 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.750 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 MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 clocks in the base with up to 1.175 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini is 1.190 GHz.

1.175 GHz Base Clock 1.190 GHz
1.196 GHz Boost Clock 1.253 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 is 60 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the connector.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

60 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
97 °C Tjunction max 98 °C
PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 85 mm Fan 1 1 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 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 MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini supports a maximum of 4 screens.

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

Featureset

The MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 supports a maximum resolution of 5120x2880 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini is 4096x2160 pixels.

5120x2880 Max. resolution 4096x2160
12 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR No
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
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC No
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 No

Dimensions

The MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 is 155 mm long, 112 mm high and 39 mm wide.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini is 170 mm long, 122 mm high and 41 mm wide.

155 mm Length 170 mm
112 mm Height 122 mm
39 mm Width 41 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 8 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16

Additional data

The MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 was released in Q2/2017 at a price of 99 $ (Reference).

The ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini was introduced in Q1/2015 at a price of 199 $.

-- Part-no GTX960-MOC-2GD5
Q2/2017 Release date Q1/2015
99 $ (Reference) Launch Price 199 $
14 nm Structure size 28 nm
data sheet Documents --

Rate these graphics cards now

Here you can rate the MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:

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

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)

MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
4 GB GDDR5
11 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
4 GB GDDR5
32 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
4 GB GDDR5
42 fps (avg)

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

Geekbench 6 - Metal

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)

Popular comparisons

1. ASRock Phantom Gaming D Radeon RX 570 4G ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini ASRock Phantom Gaming D Radeon RX 570 4G vs ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini
2. AMD Radeon RX 470 MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 AMD Radeon RX 470 vs MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
3. ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini ASUS GeForce GT 1030 ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini vs ASUS GeForce GT 1030
4. MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 ASUS Cerberus GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Advanced Edition MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 vs ASUS Cerberus GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Advanced Edition
5. AMD Radeon RX 470 ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini AMD Radeon RX 470 vs ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini
6. ASUS Dual Radeon RX 5500 XT OC Evo 4G MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 ASUS Dual Radeon RX 5500 XT OC Evo 4G vs MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
7. MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom GS MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 vs Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom GS
8. SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT vs ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini
9. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
10. MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 vs MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC


back to index
Facebook
Twitter