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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.46 GHz · 115 W Speed index 13/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has 3072 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.46 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 15.11 TFLOPS.

GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC
GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.23 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100

The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC has 1024 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.23 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.51 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 502 % faster than the GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC
Speed index
13/100
2/100
FP32
15.11 TFLOPS
2.51 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.46 GHz
1.23 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
272 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
115 W
120 W
Launch Price
299 $
229 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU ChipAD107GM206-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors248
Shader30721024
Render Output Units4832
Texture Units9664
Raytracing Cores24--
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ada Lovelace architecture, which has 24 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 8 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC
Memory Size8 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.125 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed17.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth272 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.125 GHz clocks.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC has a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC
Base Clock1.830 GHz1.165 GHz
Boost Clock2.460 GHz1.228 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has a turbo clock of 2.460 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC is 1.228 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC
TDP115 W120 W
Tjunction max90 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 12-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has 1 x 12-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 90 °C.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC
Fan-Type--Axial
Fan 1--2 x 75 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1a1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.2
DVI--1
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1Decode / EncodeNo
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This 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.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC
Length--193 mm
Height--124 mm
Width--41 mm
Width (Slots)--2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ2/2023Q1/2015
Launch Price299 $229 $
Structure size5 nm28 nm
Documentsdata sheet--
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Manufactured using the 5 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 was released in Q2/2023.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 960 OC published in Q1/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers.

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 4060 +387.3 %

  1. 4,956
  2. 1,017

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. 10,579
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. 2,372
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 6,038
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,539
  2. no data

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. 48,867
  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. 42 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 52 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 80 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. 20 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 40 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 82 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. 65 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 112 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 162 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 4060 +444.5 %

  1. 101,863
  2. 18,709

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 +346.3 %

  1. 95,286
  2. 21,349

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