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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.33 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 368 % faster than the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
Speed index
11/100
2/100
FP32
12.72 TFLOPS
2.72 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.78 GHz
1.33 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
360 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
170 W
120 W
Launch Price
329 $
229 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU ChipGA106-300-A1GM206-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors288
Shader35841024
Render Output Units4832
Texture Units11264
Raytracing Cores28--
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and has 3584 texture shaders and 28 execution units.

KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
Memory Size12 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.875 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed15.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth360 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
Base Clock1.320 GHz1.266 GHz
Boost Clock1.777 GHz1.329 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 clocks in the base with up to 1.320 GHz. The base frequency of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB is 1.266 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
TDP170 W120 W
Tjunction max93 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 170 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has a total of 0 Axial fans.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.2
DVI--2
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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 3060.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1DecodeNo
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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 3060KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
Length--271 mm
Height--124 mm
Width--41 mm
Width (Slots)--2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB is 271 mm long, 124 mm high and 41 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ1/2021Q1/2015
Launch Price329 $229 $
Structure size8 nm28 nm
Part-no--96NQH8DVD9CJ
Documentsdata sheet--
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 was released in Q1/2021 at a price of 329 $.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 EXOC 4GB was introduced in Q1/2015 at a price of 229 $.

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 3060 +279.8 %

  1. 4,026
  2. 1,060

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 5,068
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,177
  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. 29 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 35 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 55 fps (avg)
  2. no data

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 9 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 58 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. 51 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 94 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 130 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 3060 +339.5 %

  1. 89,106
  2. 20,275

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +286.9 %

  1. 89,506
  2. 23,135

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