NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Comparison of GPU cores for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 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.

• GPU Chip
  GM206-300-A1 AD102
• Execution units
  8 128
• Shader
  1024 16384
• Render Output Units
  32 192
• Texture Units
  64 512
• Raytracing Cores
  0 128

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 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
  2 GB 24 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6X
• Memory Clock
  1.75 GHz 1.313 GHz
• Memory Speed
  7 Gbps 21 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  112 GB/s 1008 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 384 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 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
  1.127 GHz 2.230 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.178 GHz 2.520 GHz

Comparison of the thermal design power of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 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 450 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 600 W

In this section, we'll explore what functions the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 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. Displays
  4 4
• Max. resolution
  4096x2160 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes

Let's compare how NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 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
• h265 / HEVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  No Decode
• AV1
  No Decode

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment. We provide a link to the GPU specifications directly from its manufacturer.

• Manufacturer
  NVIDIA NVIDIA
• Architecture
  Maxwell 2.0 Ada Lovelace
• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Structure size
  28 nm 4 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2015 Q4/2022
• Launch Price
  199 $ 1,599 $