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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB vs ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.65 GHz · 185 W Speed index 6/100
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.20 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB and the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is 192 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan
Speed index
6/100
2/100
FP32
7.18 TFLOPS
2.46 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.65 GHz
1.20 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
185 W
120 W
Launch Price
289 $
199 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU ChipTU106GM206-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors348
Shader21761024
Render Output Units4832
Texture Units13664
Raytracing Cores34--
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB and has 2176 texture shaders and 34 execution units.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan
Memory Size12 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan
Base Clock1.470 GHz1.140 GHz
Boost Clock1.650 GHz1.203 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB clocks in the base with up to 1.470 GHz. The base frequency of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan is 1.140 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan
TDP185 W120 W
Tjunction max88 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is 185 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

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

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.2
DVI11
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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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan
Length229 mm174 mm
Height113 mm111 mm
Width--35 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is 229 mm long, 113 mm high and -- wide.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan is 174 mm long, 111 mm high and 35 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ4/2021Q2/2015
Launch Price289 $199 $
Structure size12 nm28 nm
Part-no--ZT-90310-10M
Documentsdata sheet--
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB was released in Q4/2021 at a price of 289 $.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 Single Fan was introduced in Q2/2015 at a price of 199 $.

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +250.1 %

  1. 3,522
  2. 1,006

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 4,467
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,623
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 27 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 48 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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)

  1. 45 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 85 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 124 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +313.6 %

  1. 75,846
  2. 18,337

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB +244.8 %

  1. 72,147
  2. 20,923

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