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Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream vs PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC

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

The Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream has 2944 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.71 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 10.07 TFLOPS.

PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC
PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.27 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC has 1024 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.27 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.59 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream is 289 % faster than the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC.

Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStreamPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC
Speed index
8/100
2/100
FP32
10.07 TFLOPS
2.59 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
1.27 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
215 W
120 W
Launch Price
779 $
229 $

GPU

GPUPalit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStreamPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 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 JetStream is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 46 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 8 execution units.

Memory

MemoryPalit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStreamPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC
Memory Size8 GB4 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 Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPalit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStreamPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC
Base Clock1.515 GHz1.203 GHz
Boost Clock1.710 GHz1.266 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream has a turbo clock of 1.710 GHz. The turbo frequency of the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC is 1.266 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPalit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStreamPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC
TDP215 W120 W
TDP (up)250 W--
Tjunction max88 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 88 °C.

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 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 & FansPalit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStreamPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 100 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)35 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)44 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream are cooled with a Air cooling.

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPalit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStreamPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 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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The Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetPalit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStreamPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPalit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStreamPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsPalit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStreamPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC
Length292 mm255 mm
Height130 mm111 mm
Width60 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream is 60 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC is 60 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataPalit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStreamPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ3/2018Q4/2015
Launch Price779 $229 $
Structure size12 nm28 nm
Part-noNE62080020P2-1040JKF960GTX4GEPB
Documentsdata sheet--
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream was released in Q3/2018.

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC published in Q4/2015 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 Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream +383.0 %

  1. 4,989
  2. 1,033

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 JetStream +450.1 %

  1. 106,197
  2. 19,306

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Palit GeForce RTX 2080 JetStream +360.0 %

  1. 101,344
  2. 22,029

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