GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB vs PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X Overclocked RGB Triple Fan

Comparison of GPU cores for PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X Overclocked RGB Triple Fan and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB 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 RTX 4080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
• GPU Chip
  AD103 (Ada Lovelace) GM206-300-A1 (Maxwell 2.0)
• Execution units
  76 8
• Shader
  9728 1024
• Render Output Units
  96 32
• Texture Units
  304 64
• Raytracing Cores
  76 0

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X Overclocked RGB Triple Fan and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB 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
  16 GB 4 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR5
• Memory Clock
  1.438 GHz 1.753 GHz
• Memory Speed
  23 Gbps 7.01 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  736 GB/s 112 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X Overclocked RGB Triple Fan and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB 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
  2.210 GHz 1.241 GHz+ 10 %
• Boost Clock
  2.550 GHz+ 2 % 1.304 GHz+ 11 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.279 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X Overclocked RGB Triple Fan and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB 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
  320 W 120 W
• Tjunction max
  90 \xc2\xb0C 98 \xc2\xb0C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 16-Pin 2 x 6-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X Overclocked RGB Triple Fan and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB 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 Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X Overclocked RGB Triple Fan and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB GPUs.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.0
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.2
• DVI Ports
  -- 2

In this section, we'll explore what functions the PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X Overclocked RGB Triple Fan and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB 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_2 (Ultimate) 12_1
• Raytracing
  Yes No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  Addressable LED Addressable LED

Let's compare how PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X Overclocked RGB Triple Fan and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB 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
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode No
• AV1
  Decode No

The comparison of the PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X Overclocked RGB Triple Fan and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB 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
  332 mm 244 mm
• Height
  137 mm 114 mm
• Width
  71 mm 36 mm
• Width (Slots)
  4 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of PNY GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X Overclocked RGB Triple Fan and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X OC 4GB, 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 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q2/2015
• Launch Price
  1,199 $ (Reference) 229 $
• Structure size
  4 nm 28 nm
• Part-no
  VCG408016TFXXPB1-O GV-N960WF2OC-4GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet