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PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower vs PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2

PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower
PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.68 GHz · 160 W Speed index 5/100
PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2
PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.37 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100
In the gpu comparison between the PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower and the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower is 130 % faster than the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2.

PNY GeForce RTX 2060 BlowerPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2
Speed index
5/100
2/100
FP32
6.45 TFLOPS
2.80 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.68 GHz
1.37 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
160 W
120 W
Launch Price
349 $
249 $
238 pts
67 pts

GPU

GPUPNY GeForce RTX 2060 BlowerPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU ChipTU106GM206-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors308
Shader19201024
Render Output Units4832
Texture Units12064
Raytracing Cores30--
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The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 and has 1920 texture shaders and 30 execution units.

PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units.

Memory

MemoryPNY GeForce RTX 2060 BlowerPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2
Memory Size6 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2 can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPNY GeForce RTX 2060 BlowerPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2
Base Clock1.365 GHz1.304 GHz
Boost Clock1.680 GHz1.367 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower clocks in the base with up to 1.365 GHz. The base frequency of the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2 is 1.304 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPNY GeForce RTX 2060 BlowerPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2
TDP160 W120 W
Tjunction max88 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower is 160 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2 has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansPNY GeForce RTX 2060 BlowerPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm2 x 75 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPNY GeForce RTX 2060 BlowerPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.2
DVI--1
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In 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 RTX 2060 Blower.

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetPNY GeForce RTX 2060 BlowerPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2 is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPNY GeForce RTX 2060 BlowerPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsPNY GeForce RTX 2060 BlowerPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2
Length281 mm241 mm
Height125 mm109 mm
Width42 mm42 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower is 281 mm long, 125 mm high and 42 mm wide.

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2 is 241 mm long, 109 mm high and 42 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataPNY GeForce RTX 2060 BlowerPNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ3/2019Q3/2015
Launch Price349 $249 $
Structure size12 nm28 nm
Part-noVCG20606BLMPBK2960GTX2GEPB
Documentsdata sheet--
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The PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower was released in Q3/2019 at a price of 349 $.

The PNY GeForce GTX 960 XLR8 OC2 was introduced in Q3/2015 at a price of 249 $.

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 PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower +218.8 %

  1. 3,433
  2. 1,077

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 4,179
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,453
  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. 25 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 46 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. 44 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 83 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 118 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 PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower +236.6 %

  1. 70,254
  2. 20,871

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan PNY GeForce RTX 2060 Blower +182.4 %

  1. 67,243
  2. 23,815

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