NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
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Apple M2 8-Core GPU
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 Apple M2 8-Core GPU has 1024 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.40 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.84 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 Apple M2 8-Core GPU is based on the M2 architecture and is equipped with 128 execution units. |
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| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | GPU | Apple M2 8-Core GPU |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | Based on | Apple M2 (8-GPU) |
| GM206-300-A1 | GPU Chip | M2 |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | M2 |
| 8 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 128 |
| 1024 | Shader | 1024 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 0 |
| 64 | Texture Units | 0 |
| 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 Apple M2 8-Core GPU has a 24 GB large LPDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 3.200GHz. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | LPDDR5 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 3.200 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 0.0 Gbps |
| 112 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 102 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has a turbo clock of 1.178 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Apple M2 8-Core GPU is . |
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| 1.127 GHz | Base Clock | 1.400 GHz |
| 1.178 GHz | Boost Clock | |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | No |
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 Apple M2 8-Core GPU is equipped with a PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is Unknown. |
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| 120 W | TDP | -- |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | Unknown |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 are cooled with a Air cooling. The Apple M2 8-Core GPU is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | -- |
| 1 x 65 mm | Fan 1 | -- |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | -- |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The Apple M2 8-Core GPU supports HDCP in version -- and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 2 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | -- |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | -- |
| 3x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | -- |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The Apple M2 8-Core GPU supports Microsoft's DirectX version 0. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 6016x3384 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 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 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of -- in the case. The width of the Apple M2 8-Core GPU is -- and thus requires the space of -- in the PC case. |
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| 241 mm | Length | -- |
| -- | Height | -- |
| -- | Width | -- |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | -- |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | Integrated graphics |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataManufactured using the 28 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 was released in Q1/2015. The Apple M2 8-Core GPU published in Q2/2022 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2015 | Release date | Q2/2022 |
| 199 $ | Launch Price | -- |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 5 nm |
| -- | 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
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2 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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Apple M2 8-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Apple M2 8-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5 |
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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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Apple M2 8-Core GPU
24 GB LPDDR5 |
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