The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.
The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB has the GM206-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is based on the graphics chip Polaris 20 XT, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.
Memory
Memory
Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB
ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Memory Size
4 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
2.000 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
256 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
256 bit
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The graphics memory of the Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB
ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Base Clock
1.203 GHz
1.257 GHz
Boost Clock
1.266 GHz
1.360 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
--
1.34 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB
ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
TDP
120 W
185 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
90 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.
The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 185 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB
ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 90 mm
3 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.
The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB
ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
2x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
2x DP 1.4
DVI
2
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB.
The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB
ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Addressable LED
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With the Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB
ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
No
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.
Dimensions
Dimensions
Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB
ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
Length
247 mm
298 mm
Height
126 mm
134 mm
Width
--
52 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
3 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
Additional data
Additional data
Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB
ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580
GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release date
Q1/2015
Q2/2018
Launch Price
249 $
229 $
Structure size
28 nm
14 nm
Part-no
NE5X960010G1J
AREZ-STRIX-RX580-8G-GAMING
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The Palit GeForce GTX 960 JetStream 4GB has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q1/2015.
The ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 came on the market in Q2/2018 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.
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 ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 +90.9 %
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.
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) ASUS AREZ Strix Radeon RX 580 +119.3 %
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