PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC 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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Pascal) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 48 GB/s.

GPU

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC has the GM206-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is based on the graphics chip GP108-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC GPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
GM206-300-A1 GPU Chip GP108-300-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Pascal
8 Streaming Multiprocessors 3
1024 Shader 384
32 Render Output Units 16
64 Texture Units 24
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is 6.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.502 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 2 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 1.502 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 6.0 Gbps
112 GB/s Memory bandwidth 48 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 64 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.203 GHz Base Clock 1.228 GHz
1.266 GHz Boost Clock 1.468 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 30 W.

120 W TDP 30 W
-- TDP (up) --
98 °C Tjunction max 97 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Radial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 65 mm Fan 1 --
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC.

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 supports the operation of a maximum of 2 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 2
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
1x DP v1.2 DP Ports --
2 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is 7680x4320 pixels.

4096x2160 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
No DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode
No h265 / HEVC Decode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 No
No VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 needs the space of 1 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 4 Lanes interface.

255 mm Length --
111 mm Height --
41 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 1 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 4
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q4/2015.

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 came on the market in Q2/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

KF960GTX4GEPB Part-no --
Q4/2015 Release date Q2/2017
229 $ Launch Price 79 $ (Reference)
28 nm Structure size 14 nm
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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

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)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
2 GB GDDR5
1 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
2 GB GDDR5
16 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
2 GB GDDR5
21 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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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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