PNY GeForce GTX 960
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the PNY GeForce GTX 960 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe PNY GeForce GTX 960 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and has 1024 texture shaders and 8 execution units. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which has 4864 shaders and 38 execution units. |
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| PNY GeForce GTX 960 | GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
| GM206-300-A1 | GPU Chip | GA104-200-A1 |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | Ampere |
| 8 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 38 |
| 1024 | Shader | 4864 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 80 |
| 64 | Texture Units | 152 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 38 |
MemoryThe PNY GeForce GTX 960 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 14.0 Gbps |
| 112 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe PNY GeForce GTX 960 clocks in the base with up to 1.127 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition is 1.410 GHz. |
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| 1.127 GHz | Base Clock | 1.410 GHz |
| 1.178 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.665 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the PNY GeForce GTX 960 is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition has a TDP of 200 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 120 W | TDP | 200 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 220 W |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 93 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe PNY GeForce GTX 960 has a total of 1 Radial fans. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition has 2 Axial Push fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Axial Push |
| 1 x 65 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 85 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 36 dB |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the PNY GeForce GTX 960. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 3x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe PNY GeForce GTX 960 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels. The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| No | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe PNY GeForce GTX 960 is 245 mm long, 110 mm high and 41 mm wide. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition is 242 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide. |
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| 245 mm | Length | 242 mm |
| 110 mm | Height | 112 mm |
| 41 mm | Width | -- |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 1028 g |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe PNY GeForce GTX 960 was released in Q1/2015 at a price of 199 $. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition was introduced in Q4/2020 at a price of 399 $. |
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| GF960GTX2GEPB | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2015 | Release date | Q4/2020 |
| 199 $ | Launch Price | 399 $ |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 8 nm |
| -- | Documents | -- |
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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
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PNY GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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PNY GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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PNY GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
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)
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PNY GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition
8 GB GDDR6 |
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