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Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual vs Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC

Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual
Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.71 GHz · 215 W Speed index 8/100

The Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

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

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual is 301 % faster than the Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC.

Palit GeForce RTX 2080 DualPalit GeForce GTX 960 OC
Speed index
8/100
2/100
FP32
10.07 TFLOPS
2.51 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
1.23 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
215 W
120 W
Launch Price
759 $
229 $
382 pts
67 pts

GPU

GPUPalit GeForce RTX 2080 DualPalit GeForce GTX 960 OC
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU ChipTU104GM206-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors468
Shader29441024
Render Output Units6432
Texture Units18464
Raytracing Cores46--
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The Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual has the TU104 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC is based on the graphics chip GM206-300-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

Memory

MemoryPalit GeForce RTX 2080 DualPalit GeForce GTX 960 OC
Memory Size8 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The graphics memory of the Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPalit GeForce RTX 2080 DualPalit GeForce GTX 960 OC
Base Clock1.515 GHz1.165 GHz
Boost Clock1.710 GHz1.228 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPalit GeForce RTX 2080 DualPalit GeForce GTX 960 OC
TDP215 W120 W
TDP (up)250 W--
Tjunction max88 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 215 W.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansPalit GeForce RTX 2080 DualPalit GeForce GTX 960 OC
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)35 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)44 dB--
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The Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPalit GeForce RTX 2080 DualPalit GeForce GTX 960 OC
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.2
DVI--2
USB-C1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetPalit GeForce RTX 2080 DualPalit GeForce GTX 960 OC
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPalit GeForce RTX 2080 DualPalit GeForce GTX 960 OC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsPalit GeForce RTX 2080 DualPalit GeForce GTX 960 OC
Length268 mm247 mm
Height112 mm112 mm
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataPalit GeForce RTX 2080 DualPalit GeForce GTX 960 OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ3/2018Q1/2015
Launch Price759 $229 $
Structure size12 nm28 nm
Part-noNE62080020P2-180ANE5X960S1041F
Documentsdata sheet--
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The Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q3/2018.

The Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC came on the market in Q1/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

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 Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual +390.6 %

  1. 4,989
  2. 1,017

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 6,429
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,163
  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. 38 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 46 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 66 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. 64 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 116 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 Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual +467.6 %

  1. 106,197
  2. 18,709

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Dual +374.7 %

  1. 101,344
  2. 21,349

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