NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
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AMD Radeon RX 470
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has 1024 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.18 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 2.41 TFLOPS.
The AMD Radeon RX 470 has 2048 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.21 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 4.94 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 8 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card AMD Radeon RX 470 is based on the Ellesmere architecture and is equipped with 32 execution units. |
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| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | GPU | AMD Radeon RX 470 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 470 |
| GM206-300-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 10 PRO |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | Ellesmere |
| 8 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 32 |
| 1024 | Shader | 2048 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 64 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is equipped with a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks. The AMD Radeon RX 470 has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.650GHz. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.650 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 6.6 Gbps |
| 112 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 211 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has a turbo clock of 1.178 GHz. The turbo frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 470 is 1.206 GHz. |
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| 1.127 GHz | Base Clock | 0.926 GHz |
| 1.178 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.206 GHz |
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| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has 1 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C. The AMD Radeon RX 470 is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 93 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 are cooled with a Air cooling. The AMD Radeon RX 470 is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| 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) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The AMD Radeon RX 470 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 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 | -- |
FeaturesetThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The AMD Radeon RX 470 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_0. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_0 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| No | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | No |
| No | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the AMD Radeon RX 470 is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 241 mm | Length | 240 mm |
| -- | Height | 95 mm |
| -- | Width | 35 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataManufactured using the 28 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 was released in Q1/2015. The AMD Radeon RX 470 published in Q3/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2015 | Release date | Q3/2016 |
| 199 $ | Launch Price | 179 $ (Reference) |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 14 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
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB GDDR5 |
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