NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
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PNY RTX A2000 12GB
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 PNY RTX A2000 12GB has 3328 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.20 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 7.99 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 PNY RTX A2000 12GB is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 26 execution units. |
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| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | GPU | PNY RTX A2000 12GB |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | Based on | NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB |
| GM206-300-A1 | GPU Chip | GA106 |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | Ampere |
| 8 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 26 |
| 1024 | Shader | 3328 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 64 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 26 |
MemoryThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is equipped with a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks. The PNY RTX A2000 12GB has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.500GHz. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.500 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 12.0 Gbps |
| 112 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has a turbo clock of 1.178 GHz. The turbo frequency of the PNY RTX A2000 12GB is 1.200 GHz. |
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| 1.127 GHz | Base Clock | 0.562 GHz |
| 1.178 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.200 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| 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 PNY RTX A2000 12GB is equipped with a 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 | 70 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 93 °C |
| 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 PNY RTX A2000 12GB 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 PNY RTX A2000 12GB supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | -- |
| 3x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | 4x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The PNY RTX A2000 12GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate). |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| 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 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the PNY RTX A2000 12GB is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 241 mm | Length | 168 mm |
| -- | Height | 69 mm |
| -- | Width | -- |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 28 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 was released in Q1/2015. The PNY RTX A2000 12GB published in Q4/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | VCNRTXA200012GB-PB |
| Q1/2015 | Release date | Q4/2021 |
| 199 $ | Launch Price | 449 $ |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 8 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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PNY RTX A2000 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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PNY RTX A2000 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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PNY RTX A2000 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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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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PNY RTX A2000 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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PNY RTX A2000 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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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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PNY RTX A2000 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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