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Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream vs Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther

Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream
Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.27 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther 16 GB GDDR6X · 2.51 GHz · 320 W Speed index 40/100
In the gpu comparison between the Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream and the Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther is 1,782 % faster than the Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream.

Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStreamGainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Speed index
2/100
40/100
FP32
2.59 TFLOPS
48.74 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.27 GHz
2.51 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
16 GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
717 GB/s
TDP
120 W
320 W
Launch Price
229 $
1,199 $
67 pts
969 pts

GPU

GPUPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStreamGainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
GPU ChipGM206-300-A1AD103-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors876
Shader10249728
Render Output Units32112
Texture Units64304
Raytracing Cores--76
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The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and has 1024 texture shaders and 8 execution units.

Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, which has 9728 shaders and 76 execution units.

Memory

MemoryPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStreamGainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Memory Size2 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6X
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.400 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps22.4 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s717 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther can access 16 GB GDDR6X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 717 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStreamGainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Base Clock1.203 GHz2.205 GHz
Boost Clock1.266 GHz2.505 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream clocks in the base with up to 1.203 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther is 2.205 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStreamGainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
TDP120 W320 W
Tjunction max98 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 16-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther has a TDP of 320 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStreamGainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm3 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStreamGainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort1x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI2--
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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 Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStreamGainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStreamGainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoDecode
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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

DimensionsPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStreamGainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
Length247 mm329 mm
Height126 mm128 mm
Width--64 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots4 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream is 247 mm long, 126 mm high and -- wide.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther is 329 mm long, 128 mm high and 64 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataPalit GeForce GTX 960 JetStreamGainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2015Q1/2023
Launch Price229 $1,199 $
Structure size28 nm5 nm
Part-noNE5X960H1041J471056224-3789
Documents--data sheet
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The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream was released in Q1/2015 at a price of 229 $.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther was introduced in Q1/2023 at a price of 1,199 $.

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 Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther +1,234.8 %

  1. 1,033
  2. 13,789

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 29,602

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 7,069

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 18,067

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 7,281

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 137,601

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. no data
  2. 72 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 120 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 180 fps (avg)

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. no data
  2. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 108 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 148 fps (avg)

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. no data
  2. 140 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 200 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 200 fps (avg)

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 Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther +1,146.3 %

  1. 19,306
  2. 240,618

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Panther +846.5 %

  1. 22,029
  2. 208,497

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