GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 2X OC D5X 6G GDDR5X vs Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC

Comparison of GPU cores for GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 2X OC D5X 6G GDDR5X and Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC graphics cards. The GPU core data contains the number of blocks (in the AMD documentation these blocks are called Shader Engine (SE), while Nvidia calls them Graphics Processing Clusters (GPC), words are different, the essence is the same) and ROP/TMUs (Raster Processing Units). These characteristics have a great influence on the GPU computing power.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (GDDR5X) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
• GPU Chip
  GP104-150-KA-A1 GM206-300-A1 (Maxwell 2.0)
• Execution units
  10 8
• Shader
  1280 1024
• Render Output Units
  48 32
• Texture Units
  80 64

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 2X OC D5X 6G GDDR5X and Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC GPUs. A sufficiently large amount of graphics memory with high frequency and adequate bandwidth positively affects the speed of high resolution texture processing.

• Memory Size
  6 GB 2 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5X GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  1.001 GHz 7.01 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 112 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 2X OC D5X 6G GDDR5X and Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC graphics cards. These values are not displayed in the BIOS, but can be viewed with the help of diagnostic utilities such as GPU-Z or Everest.

• Base Clock
  1.506 GHz 1.165 GHz+ 3 %
• Boost Clock
  1.797 GHz+ 5 % 1.228 GHz+ 4 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.771 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 2X OC D5X 6G GDDR5X and Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC GPUs. The TDP number determines the maximum power consumption of your graphics card. The specifications for computer ventilation and power supply are often based on the TDP numbers and should be optimized for it.

• TDP
  120 W 120 W
• Tjunction max
  -- 98 \xc2\xb0C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 2X OC D5X 6G GDDR5X and Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC as well as their sizes and performance. As a rule, fans with larger diameters have an advantage because they can move the same volumes of air while rotating more slowly than smaller fans. It should be noted that liquid cooling systems in addition to fans and aluminum radiators need some kind of pump, which can also be noisy.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Radial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 1 x 65 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 2X OC D5X 6G GDDR5X and Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC GPUs.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 1x DP v1.2
• DVI Ports
  1 2

In this section, we'll explore what functions the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 2X OC D5X 6G GDDR5X and Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC GPUs have. In addition, we have added ray tracing support to achieve the proper simulation of light rays and shadows. The list can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer.

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

Let's compare how GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 2X OC D5X 6G GDDR5X and Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC support popular codecs h264, VP8, h265 / HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The availability of such video codecs helps reduce the load on the graphics card during the playback or creation of videos. This has a positive effect on reducing power consumption and heat generation by the GPU.

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

The comparison of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 2X OC D5X 6G GDDR5X and Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC graphics cards dimensions. With knowledge of the exact measurements of the graphics card, you can check whether it is possible to put it in the case of your PC. We have also added support for PCI Express bus.

• Length
  224 mm 247 mm
• Height
  131 mm 112 mm
• Width
  36 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 2X OC D5X 6G GDDR5X and Palit GeForce GTX 960 OC, along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment. We provide a link to the GPU specifications directly from its manufacturer.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q1/2015
• Structure size
  16 nm 28 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N1060WF2OC-6GD 2.0 NE5X960S1041F
• Documents
  data sheet --