Radeon rx 480 vs gtx 960: AMD RX 480 vs Nvidia GTX 960

AMD Radeon RX 480 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 960: What is the difference?

45points

AMD Radeon RX 480

46points

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Comparison winner

54 facts in comparison

AMD Radeon RX 480

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Why is AMD Radeon RX 480 better than Nvidia GeForce GTX 960?

2.85 TFLOPS higher floating-point performance?
5.16 TFLOPSvs2.31 TFLOPS
247MHz faster memory clock speed?
2000MHzvs1753MHz
988MHz higher effective memory clock speed?
8000MHzvs7012MHz
89.2 GTexels/s higher texture rate?
161.3 GTexels/svs72.1 GTexels/s
4x more VRAM?
8GBvs2GB
144GB/s more memory bandwidth?
256GB/svs112GB/s
128bit wider memory bus width?
256bitvs128bit
1280 more shading units?
2304vs1024

Why is Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 better than AMD Radeon RX 480?

1 more DVI outputs?
1vs0

Which are the most popular comparisons?

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050

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Gigabyte Radeon RX 550

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX 560

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX 580

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

AMD Radeon RX 570

AMD Radeon RX 480

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop

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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING X

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

AMD Radeon RX 560

AMD Radeon RX 480

Nvidia GeForce GTX 970

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Nvidia GeForce MX330

AMD Radeon RX 480

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Nvidia GeForce MX150

Price comparison

User reviews

Overall Rating

AMD Radeon RX 480

0 User reviews

AMD Radeon RX 480

0. 0/10

0 User reviews

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

3 User reviews

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

9.3/10

3 User reviews

Features

Value for money

No reviews yet

8.3/10

3 votes

Gaming

No reviews yet

8.7/10

3 votes

Performance

No reviews yet

9.0/10

3 votes

Fan noise

No reviews yet

8.0/10

3 votes

Reliability

No reviews yet

10.0/10

3 votes

Performance

1.GPU clock speed

1120MHz

1127MHz

The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.

2.GPU turbo

1266MHz

1178MHz

When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.

3.pixel rate

35. 8 GPixel/s

36.1 GPixel/s

The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.

4.floating-point performance

5.16 TFLOPS

2.31 TFLOPS

Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.

5.texture rate

161.3 GTexels/s

72.1 GTexels/s

The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.

6.GPU memory speed

2000MHz

1753MHz

The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.

7.shading units

Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors within the graphics card that are responsible for processing different aspects of the image.

8.texture mapping units (TMUs)

TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene. More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.

9.render output units (ROPs)

The ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, writing the final pixel data to memory and carrying out other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the look of graphics.

Memory

1.effective memory speed

8000MHz

7012MHz

The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other apps.

2.maximum memory bandwidth

256GB/s

112GB/s

This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.

3.VRAM

VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of a graphics card. More VRAM generally allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.

4.memory bus width

256bit

128bit

A wider bus width means that it can carry more data per cycle. It is an important factor of memory performance, and therefore the general performance of the graphics card.

5.version of GDDR memory

Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.

6.Supports ECC memory

✖AMD Radeon RX 480

✖Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.

Features

1.DirectX version

DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.

2.OpenGL version

OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.

3.OpenCL version

Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.

4.Supports multi-display technology

✔AMD Radeon RX 480

✔Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

The graphics card supports multi-display technology. This allows you to configure multiple monitors in order to create a more immersive gaming experience, such as having a wider field of view.

5.load GPU temperature

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A lower load temperature means that the card produces less heat and its cooling system performs better.

6.supports ray tracing

✖AMD Radeon RX 480

✖Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Ray tracing is an advanced light rendering technique that provides more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections in games.

7.Supports 3D

✔AMD Radeon RX 480

✔Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D display and glasses).

8.supports DLSS

✖AMD Radeon RX 480

✖Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an upscaling technology powered by AI. It allows the graphics card to render games at a lower resolution and upscale them to a higher resolution with near-native visual quality and increased performance. DLSS is only available on select games.

9.PassMark (G3D) result

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This benchmark measures the graphics performance of a video card. Source: PassMark.

Ports

1.has an HDMI output

✔AMD Radeon RX 480

✔Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Devices with a HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer high definition video and audio to a display.

2.HDMI ports

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More HDMI ports mean that you can simultaneously connect numerous devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.

3.HDMI version

HDMI 2.0

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Newer versions of HDMI support higher bandwidth, which allows for higher resolutions and frame rates.

4.DisplayPort outputs

Allows you to connect to a display using DisplayPort.

5.DVI outputs

Allows you to connect to a display using DVI.

6.mini DisplayPort outputs

Allows you to connect to a display using mini-DisplayPort.

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Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 960

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Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 960

Radeon RX 480

177%
GeForce GTX 960

100%

Relative performance

Radeon RX 480

228%
GeForce GTX 960

100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 480

128% higher gaming performance.

This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute

Supports FreeSync

Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Supports TrueAudio

Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 960

Supports PhysX

Supports G-Sync

Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 480

The Radeon RX 480 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (49 combinations of games and resolutions).

Core Configuration

	Radeon RX 480		GeForce GTX 960
GPU Name	Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT)	vs	GM206 (GM206-300-A1)
Fab Process	14 nm	vs	28 nm
Die Size	232 mmÂ²	vs	228 mmÂ²
Transistors	5,700 million	vs	2,940 million
Shaders	2304	vs	1024
Compute Units	36	vs	8
Core clock	1120 MHz	vs	1127 MHz
ROPs	32	vs	32
TMUs	144	vs	64

Memory Configuration

	Radeon RX 480		GeForce GTX 960
Memory Type	GDDR5	vs	GDDR5
Bus Width	256 bit	vs	128 bit
Memory Speed	2000 MHz 8000 MHz effective	vs	1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective
Memory Size	8192 Mb	vs	2048 Mb

Additional details

	Radeon RX 480		GeForce GTX 960
TDP	150 watts	vs	120 watts
Release Date	29 Jun 2016	vs	22 Jan 2015

Radeon RX 480

40. 50 GP/s
GeForce GTX 960

36.10 GP/s

GigaPixels — higher is better

Radeon RX 480

182.30 GT/s
GeForce GTX 960

72.10 GT/s

GigaTexels — higher is better

Radeon RX 480

256.00 GB/s
GeForce GTX 960

112.20 GB/s

GB/s — higher is better

Radeon RX 480

5834.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 960

2308.10 GFLOPs

GFLOPs — higher is better

Radeon RX 480

18430
GeForce GTX 960

10380

Points (higher is better)

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

Radeon RX 480

83
GeForce GTX 960

56

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

Radeon RX 480

39
GeForce GTX 960

28

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

Radeon RX 480

45
GeForce GTX 960

25

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

35
GeForce GTX 960

29

FPS (higher is better)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

Radeon RX 480

61
GeForce GTX 960

30

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

Radeon RX 480

56
GeForce GTX 960

33

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Very High Settings

Radeon RX 480

46
GeForce GTX 960

27

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

52
GeForce GTX 960

27

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

Radeon RX 480

59
GeForce GTX 960

37

FPS (higher is better)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

Radeon RX 480

57
GeForce GTX 960

25

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Very High Detail

Radeon RX 480

74
GeForce GTX 960

44

FPS (higher is better)

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

59
GeForce GTX 960

18

FPS (higher is better)

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

50
GeForce GTX 960

21

FPS (higher is better)

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

Radeon RX 480

41
GeForce GTX 960

27

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Very High Details

Radeon RX 480

56
GeForce GTX 960

29

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

Radeon RX 480

42
GeForce GTX 960

30

FPS (higher is better)

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

Radeon RX 480

51
GeForce GTX 960

19

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

31
GeForce GTX 960

20

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

Radeon RX 480

60
GeForce GTX 960

46

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

Radeon RX 480

60
GeForce GTX 960

34

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

50
GeForce GTX 960

34

FPS (higher is better)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

Radeon RX 480

94
GeForce GTX 960

38

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

Radeon RX 480

86
GeForce GTX 960

53

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Very High Settings

Radeon RX 480

66
GeForce GTX 960

42

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

81
GeForce GTX 960

42

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

Radeon RX 480

84
GeForce GTX 960

53

FPS (higher is better)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

Radeon RX 480

75
GeForce GTX 960

31

FPS (higher is better)

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

91
GeForce GTX 960

22

FPS (higher is better)

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

74
GeForce GTX 960

31

FPS (higher is better)

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

Radeon RX 480

53
GeForce GTX 960

36

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Very High Details

Radeon RX 480

77
GeForce GTX 960

40

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

Radeon RX 480

59
GeForce GTX 960

40

FPS (higher is better)

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

Radeon RX 480

74
GeForce GTX 960

25

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

45
GeForce GTX 960

30

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

Radeon RX 480

23
GeForce GTX 960

17

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

29
GeForce GTX 960

14

FPS (higher is better)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

Radeon RX 480

31
GeForce GTX 960

3

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

Radeon RX 480

26
GeForce GTX 960

14

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Very High Settings

Radeon RX 480

25
GeForce GTX 960

10

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

24
GeForce GTX 960

9

FPS (higher is better)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

Radeon RX 480

31
GeForce GTX 960

10

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Very High Detail

Radeon RX 480

39
GeForce GTX 960

22

FPS (higher is better)

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

27
GeForce GTX 960

5

FPS (higher is better)

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

24
GeForce GTX 960

9

FPS (higher is better)

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

Radeon RX 480

25
GeForce GTX 960

14

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Very High Details

Radeon RX 480

29
GeForce GTX 960

7

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

Radeon RX 480

24
GeForce GTX 960

11

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 480

16
GeForce GTX 960

6

FPS (higher is better)

DX11, Very High Detail

Radeon RX 480

23
GeForce GTX 960

13

FPS (higher is better)

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Radeon RX 480	VS	Radeon RX 580

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GeForce GTX 960	VS	GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

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AMD Radeon RX 480 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 480 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies.
Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark — G3D Mark, PassMark — G2D Mark, Geekbench — OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike — Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX 480

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Buy on Amazon

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 480

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 7% higher boost clock speed: 1266 MHz vs 1178 MHz
2. 5x more texture fill rate: 182.3 GTexel / s vs 72 billion / sec
2.3x more pipelines: 2304 vs 1024
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
1000x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Around 44% better performance in PassMark — G3D Mark: 8688 vs 6032
Around 16% better performance in PassMark — G2D Mark: 780 vs 673
2.1x better performance in Geekbench — OpenCL: 44522 vs 20858
Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s): 103.851 vs 73.733
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.266 vs 4.888
Around 92% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s): 67.879 vs 35.338
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 597.772 vs 200.825
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4. 0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11172 vs 7218
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Frames): 3719 vs 3691
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 3335
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11172 vs 7218
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Fps): 3719 vs 3691
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 3335
Around 80% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike — Graphics Score: 4130 vs 2293

Launch date	29 June 2016 vs 22 January 2015
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz vs 1178 MHz
Texture fill rate	182.3 GTexel / s vs 72 billion / sec
Pipelines	2304 vs 1024
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 7. 0 GB/s
PassMark — G3D Mark	8688 vs 6032
PassMark — G2D Mark	780 vs 673
Geekbench — OpenCL	44522 vs 20858
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s)	103.851 vs 73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.266 vs 4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s)	67.879 vs 35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	597.772 vs 200.825
GFXBench 4. 0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11172 vs 7218
GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Frames)	3719 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Frames)	3361 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11172 vs 7218
GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Fps)	3719 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Fps)	3361 vs 3335
3DMark Fire Strike — Graphics Score	4130 vs 2293

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Around 1% higher core clock speed: 1127 MHz vs 1120 MHz
416x better floating-point performance: 2,413 gflops vs 5. 8 TFLOPs
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 792.44 vs 769.541

Core clock speed	1127 MHz vs 1120 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 150 Watt
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	792.44 vs 769.541

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 480
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

PassMark — G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

PassMark — G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Geekbench — OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

103.851

73.733

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

769.541

792.44

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

67.879

35.338

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

597.772

200.825

GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4. 0 — Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4. 0 — Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3DMark Fire Strike — Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	AMD Radeon RX 480	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark — G3D Mark	8688	6032
PassMark — G2D Mark	780	673
Geekbench — OpenCL	44522	20858
CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s)	103.851	73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	769.541	792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.266	4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s)	67.879	35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	597.772	200.825
GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11172	7218
GFXBench 4. 0 — Manhattan (Frames)	3719	3691
GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Frames)	3361	3335
GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11172	7218
GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Fps)	3719	3691
GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Fps)	3361	3335
3DMark Fire Strike — Graphics Score	4130	2293

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 480	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Architecture	GCN 4. 0	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	Ellesmere	GM206
Design	Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	29 June 2016	22 January 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$199
Place in performance rating	216	374
Price now	$299. 99	$229.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	39.12	34.63
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz	1178 MHz
Compute units	36
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	1127 MHz
Floating-point performance	5.8 TFLOPs	2,413 gflops
GPU Power	110 Watt
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2304	1024
Stream Processors	2304
Texture fill rate	182. 3 GTexel / s	72 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	120 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	2,940 million
CUDA cores		1024
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048×1536
Multi monitor support
Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support	n / a	PCI Express 3. 0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	9.5″ (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pins
Height		4.376″ (11.1 cm)
SLI options		2x
DirectX	12	12. 0 (12_1)
Mantle
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Vulkan
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	112 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	7. 0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
4K h364 Decode
4K h364 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DisplayPort 1. 3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
Enduro
FreeSync
FRTC
h365/HEVC Decode
h365/HEVC Encode
HD3D
HDMI 2.0b
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 vs AMD Radeon RX 480

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 vs AMD Radeon RX 480

Comparison of the technical characteristics between the graphics cards, with Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 on one side and AMD Radeon RX 480 on the other side. The first is dedicated to the desktop sector, it has 1024 shading units, a maximum frequency of 1,2 GHz, its lithography is 28 nm. The second is used on the desktop segment, it includes 2304 shading units, a maximum frequency of 1,3 GHz, its lithography is 14 nm. The following table also compares the boost clock, the number of shading units (if indicated), of execution units, the amount of cache memory, the maximum memory capacity, the memory bus width, the release date, the number of PCIe lanes, the values obtained in various benchmarks.

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Specifications:

Graphics card	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960	AMD Radeon RX 480
Market (main)	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	Q1 2015	Q2 2016
Model number	GM206-300-A1	215-0876184, Polaris 10 XT
GPU name	GM206	Ellesmere
Architecture	Maxwell 2. 0	GCN 4.0
Generation	GeForce 900	Arctic Islands RX 400
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors	2.940.000.000	5.700.000.000
Bus interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
GPU base clock	1,13 GHz	1,12 GHz
GPU boost clock	1,18 GHz	1,27 GHz
Memory frequency	1.753 MHz	2.000 MHz
Effective memory speed	7 GB/s	8 GB/s
Memory size	2 GB	8 GB
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory bandwidth	112,2 GB/s	256,0 GB/s
TDP	120 W	150 W
Suggested PSU	400W ATX Power Supply	450W ATX Power Supply
Multicard technology	2-way SLI	—
Outputs	1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
Cores (compute units, SM, SMX)	8	36
Shading units (cuda cores)	1. 024	2.304
TMUs	64	144
ROPs	32	32
Cache memory	1 MB	2 MB
Pixel fillrate	37,7 GP/s	40,5 GP/s
Texture fillrate	75,4 GT/s	182,3 GT/s
Performance FP32 (float)	2,4 TFLOPS	5,8 TFLOPS
Performance FP64 (double)	75,4 GFLOPS	364,6 GFLOPS
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Performances :

Performance comparison between the two processors, for this we consider the results generated on benchmark software such as Geekbench 4.

	FP32 Performance in GFLOPS
AMD Radeon RX 480	5.834
Nvidia GeForce GTX 960	2.413

The difference is 142%.

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Single precision floating point format, also known as FP32, is a computer number format that typically occupies 32 bits in PC memory. This represents a wide dynamic range of numeric values that employs a floating point.

Equivalence:

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD equivalentAMD Radeon RX 480 Nvidia equivalent

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AMD Radeon RX 480 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060: Head-to-Head 1080p Showdown

The GeForce GTX 1070 8GB offers great value for the money due to the fact that it performs like a GeForce GTX 980 Ti and does so at a much lower price. Playing games at 1080p with very high image quality used to be only possible for those who can afford very expensive GPU’s. However, GTX 1070’s MSRP of $379 may be a problem for many gamers. AMD’s solution for that is the Radeon RX 480 8GB. It won’t beat the GTX 1070 but it’s MSRP of $239 will surely please gamers for the performance it offers. According to AMD, RX 480 in CrossFire offers almost the same performance of a GTX 1080. Based on that, it seems that a single RX 480 will perform somewhere in between a GTX 970 and GTX 980.

Unfortunately, we were not able to receive a review sample of RX 480 in time so we just decided to wait for its true competitor – the GeForce GTX 1060 which has an MSRP of $249. NVIDIA marketed the GTX 1060 as the replacement for GeForce GTX 980 which had an MSRP of $549 last September 2014.

We would like to thank MSI and AMD for lending us the graphics cards for this review.

How We Tested

The PC we used for testing is shown below.

Processor: Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.0 GHz (Turbo disabled)
Graphics Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Gaming X, AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VIII Formula
Memory: Kingston Hyper X Savage 8GBx2 DDR4 3000 MHz
Power Supply: Thermaltake Tough Power 1000 watts
Case: DimasTech EasyXL
Monitor: ASUS VC239H
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 368.81, AMD Crimson 16.7.2
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit

Frame rates and frame times of a 60-second game play were recorded using FRAPS v3. 5.99. The test results are the average of 3 benchmark runs. Since this is a GPU review, we benchmarked the area of the games that put heavy load on the GPU.

Crysis 3 – Post Human
Grand Theft Auto V – Palomino Highlands
The Witcher 3 – Woesong Bridge
Rise of the Tomb Raider – Valley Farmstead

The games and corresponding image quality settings used are shown below:

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[tab title=”Crysis 3″]

Crysis 3

Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Texture Resolution: Very High
Anti-aliasing: SMAA 2Tx
System Spec: Very High
Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
Motion Blur: Disabled

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[tab title=”Grand Theft Auto V”]

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution: 1920 x 1080
FXAA Off
MSAA 4x
TXAA Off
Very High settings
Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
Motion Blur disabled
Advanced Graphics enabled

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[tab title=”The Witcher 3″]

The Witcher 3

Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frame Rate: Unlimited
Nvidia HairWorks: Off
Ultra Settings
Motion Blur: Off
Blur: Off
Anti-aliasing: On
Bloom: On
Sharpening: High
Ambient Occlusion: SSAO
Depth of Field: On
Chromatic Aberration: Off
Vignetting: On
Light Shafts: On

[/tab]

[tab title=”Rise of the Tomb Raider”]

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Anti-aliasing: FXAA
Very High settings
Ambient Occlusion: On
Pure Hair: On
Vignette Blur: Off
Motion Blur: Off
Bloom: On
Tessellation: On
Screen Space Reflections: On
Lens Flares: On
Film Grain: Off

[/tab]

[tab title=”DOTA2″]

DOTA2

Resolution 1920×1080
Maximum in-game settings
FPS_MAX 240
Vsync OFF

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Some proprietary technologies of NVIDIA like PCSS, HBAO+, and HairWorks work on AMD GPU’s but we decided not to use them.

Crysis 3 was released on February 2013 but it still puts a challenging demand for today’s GPU’s especially when you use MSAA 8x or SMAA 4x. In our test, The GTX 1060 is 11.3% faster than RX 480 in terms of average frame rate but both GPU’s deliver the same gaming experience as shown by the frame times.

Before we proceed further, we would like to share that FRAPS v3.5.99 works in DX12 games. The frame rate overlay does not show in DX12 games but the benchmark function works. In Rise of the Tomb Raider, the GTX 1060 is again faster than RX 480, by 9.8% in DX11 mode and by 20.8% in DX12 mode.

The Witcher 3 is one of the great-looking games released in 2015 and is suited for benchmarking today’s GPU’s. The performance advantage of GTX 1060 in this game is almost the same with what we saw in Rise of the Tomb Raider (DX11 mode) and in Crysis 3. The average frame rate of GTX 1060 in this game is 9.3% higher than that of RX 480.

Grand Theft Auto V was released on September 2013 for the Sony PlayStation 3 and the MicroSoft XBox 360 then was later released for the Sony PlayStation 4 and the MicroSoft XBox One after about a year. Though it is obvious that the PC platform is not a priority of the game developer, the PC version which was released on April 2015 have image quality enhancements not found on gaming consoles. When every image quality setting is set to Very High and the anti-aliasing used is MSAA 4x, the game proves to be demanding even for current GPU’s. In this game, the GTX 1060 is 25% faster than RX 480 and the difference in performance is observable even without a frame rate counter. The gaming experience can be improved especially for the RX 480 by disabling MSAA and instead use FXAA. Though, you need to know you’ll be sacrificing image quality a bit because FXAA introduces slight image blurring.

We are aware that very few people will buy a GTX 1060 or an RX 480 just to play DOTA 2. However, there are some gamers who build a gaming PC for games like Rise of the Tomb Raider but also play DOTA 2. A 60-second FRAPS benchmark was done starting at 23:45 of Game 2 of Team Secret vs Team Liquid of the finals of The Shanghai Major. Both GPU’s delivered around 100 FPS during the clash. For those who want to replicate our benchmark, you can download the replay file here. Put the .dem file you have downloaded in this location “/SteamApps/common/dota 2 beta/dota/replays“.

There is nothing out of the ordinary in the results of the system power draw. Take note that the data shown below were peak readings which we have observed during the stress test.

Before anyone makes a violent reaction, we like to point out that we are not comparing a reference RX 480 graphics card to a custom GTX 1060 graphics card to make AMD look bad. For those who do not know, there is still no custom RX 480 graphics card available here in our country. The temperature results below should be just taken as an “FYI” (For Your Information) and should not be used to make conclusions about which brand of GPU runs cooler or hotter.

So, which GPU is better?

…it is still too early to make purchase decisions based on the performance of current hardware on current games that support DX12 or Vulkan

We know many of you are excited about DX12 and Vulkan so let’s discuss that first. Currently, almost all games with support for DX12 are natively DX11 games. It means they initially supported only DX11 and were just later patched to support DX12. Examples are Rise of the Tomb Raider, Hitman (2016), and Total War: Warhammer. Games that support Vulkan were just patched, too. Examples are The Talos Principle, Doom (2016), and DOTA 2. In our opinion, it is still too early to make purchase decisions based on the performance of current hardware on current games that support DX12 or Vulkan. Sure, there are games that support DX12 or Vulkan wherein AMD GPU’s really gain a notable advantage over NVIDIA GPU’s. But let’s not forget that those games were already performing great on NVIDIA GPU’s when in DX11 mode or OpenGL mode. If running the game in DX12 mode or in Vulkan mode reduces performance, why do it then? Once we start seeing games that goes from being unplayable to playable when switching from DX11 mode to DX12 mode or Vulkan mode, that is the time we will consider giving purchase recommendations based on DX12 and Vulkan.

Conclusion

Now, focusing on the benchmarks we’ve done for this review, both the GeForce GTX 1060 and Radeon RX 480 delivered an admirable performance at 1080p. We were able to use very high image quality settings and still managed to have a pleasant gaming experience on either GPU. If you are building a new gaming PC and you do not have a budget for a GeForce GTX 1070, you’re going to get a good value for the money whether you choose the GTX 1060 or the RX 480. It’s just a matter of brand preference – AMD or NVIDIA. If you are looking for a monitor with variable refresh rate, you might want to consider the RX 480 because monitors that support AMD’s Free Sync are generally more affordable compared to those that support NVIDIA’s G-Sync. To give an example, the LG 23MP68VQ-P can be had for around $160. For those who are using Linux and want to play modern games without having to dual-boot with Windows, you should consider the GTX 1060. That is not to say AMD does not support Linux but most of the latest games being released on Linux perform better on NVIDIA GPU’s and some of them initially support only NVIDIA GPU’s.

To summarize, it boils down to very specific scenarios where one is better than the other. As DX12 benchmarks show, there’s little to expect in terms of improvement if you’re running a fairly decent CPU, we’ll look into this further in a separate article but for now we’ll focus on the cards themselves. Performance is incredible for 1080p and it is possible for the GTX 1060 and RX 480 to deliver higher than 60FPS in most games. If we’ll leave the choice to you, your considerations will be for the cards are as follows:

RX 480	GTX 1060
Multi-GPU support	Performance-per-watt
Freesync	Driver stability and support

We won’t factor in temperatures, warranty for now as those boil down to AIBs but as of right now, the RX 480 looks to take on an advantage once the custom cards roll-in and we see overclocked models.

GeForce GTX 1060 FE vs RX 480 vs R9 390 vs GTX 980 vs GTX 970

Por Borja Rodríguez

19/07/2016

Hardware

Toca cerrar las pruebas de rendimiento de la GeForce GTX 1060 de mano de Digital Foundry y su Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition, ligeramente menos potente que nuestra analizada MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X, lo que ofrece una comparativa más justa con la Radeon RX 480, aunque ya te vamos adelantando que al final el resultado es el mismo.

1080p (Full HD)

A la resolución más usada se comparan nada menos que seis tarjetas gráficas, pudiendo ver como la GeForce GTX 1060 se ve tiene que enfrentar a la Radeon RX 480, Radeon R9 390, GeForce GTX 960, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 980 y GeForce GTX 1070, siendo la RX 480 y la GTX 980 los rivales directos de la nueva tarjeta de gama media de Nvidia.

Tal y como podrás observar, en los 8 juegos analizados, la GeForce GTX 1060 se queda por encima de la RX 480 en 6 de las pruebas, pero pierde 6/8 pruebas con la gráfica a la que iba a igualar, la GeForce GTX 980. A 1080p, la GeForce GTX 1060 es entre un 11-12% más rápida que la Radeon RX 480.

1920×1080 (1080p)	GTX 1060	RX 480 8GB	R9 390	GTX 960	GTX 970	GTX 980	GTX 1070
Assassin’s Creed Unity, Ultra High	58.2	50.8	48.6	29.8	51.3	58.7	79.1
Ashes of the Singularity, Extreme	45.9	47.7	52.1	27.2	40.5	48.3	57.0
Crysis 3, Very High, SMAA T2x	78.7	70.1	75.4	46.4	72.5	83.7	107.0
The Division, Ultra, SMAA	56.6	54.8	49.8	33. 8	50.2	57.8	78.3
Far Cry Primal, Ultra, SMAA	65.6	58.7	65.1	37.8	56.2	63.3	88.8
Hitman, Ultra, SMAA, DX12	65.8	73.2	75.6	31.7	59.0	66.9	92.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider, Ultra, SMAA, DX12	75.1	61.2	63.3	45.0	69.7	80.4	105.0
The Witcher 3, Ultra, Post AA, No HairWorks	68.4	61.2	55.6	38.9	60.7	65.6	94.2

1440p (2K)

Subimos a los 2K, una resolución que cada vez gana más adeptos debido al abaratamiento de los monitores a esta resolución. Pese al aumento de la resolución, la GeForce GTX 1060 sigue liderando en 6/8 pruebas respecto a la Radeon RX 480, donde el Ashes of the Singularity y Hitman son su punto fuerte. A dicha resolución la GeForce GTX 980 se crece superando 7 de las 8 pruebas.

2560×1440 (1440p)	GTX 1060	RX 480 8GB	R9 390	GTX 960	GTX 970	GTX 980	GTX 1070
Assassin’s Creed Unity, Ultra High	37.4	33.8	33.7	20.2	32.7	38.1	51.0
Ashes of the Singularity, Extreme, 0x MSAA	41.2	42.7	46.2	21.0	35.9	41.7	56.8
Crysis 3, Very High, SMAA T2x	47.7	43.1	48.7	28.0	43.8	51.9	65.8
The Division, Ultra, SMAA	39.9	39.0	37. 8	24.3	36.1	41.4	55.4
Far Cry Primal, Ultra, SMAA	45.0	42.3	46.7	26.0	39.6	45.3	61.9
Hitman, Ultra, SMAA, DX12	48.1	55.0	56.8	23.9	41.5	48.3	67.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider, Ultra, SMAA, DX12	49.2	43.0	46.0	30.0	46.1	52.8	68.5
The Witcher 3, Ultra, Post AA, No HairWorks	48.2	45.3	42.9	26.9	43.0	46.6	67.0

1080p con Overclock

Pese al aumento de frecuencias, Pascal se ve las caras con un silicio Maxwell bastante madurado que ocea bastante bien, lo suficiente para ganar en 7/8 pruebas realizadas siendo la única que pierde ante la GeForce GTX 1060 por una diferencia de 0. 2 FPS.

1920×1080 (1080p)	GTX 1060	GTX 1060 OC	GTX 980	GTX 980 OC	GTX 970	GTX 970 OC
Assassin’s Creed Unity. Ultra High	58.2	65.2	58.7	68.4	51.3	59.5
Crysis 3, Very High, SMAA T2x	78.7	87.8	83.7	94.5	72.5	81.6
The Division, Ultra, SMAA	56.6	63.2	57.8	67.7	50.2	58.2
Far Cry Primal, Ultra, SMAA	65.6	73.5	63.3	73.3	56.2	64.0
Hitman, Ultra, SMAA, DX12	65.8	73.3	66.9	74.2	59.0	63.0
The Witcher 3, Ultra, Post AA, No HairWorks	68.4	75.8	65.6	83.1	60. 7	69.1

Conclusión

La GeForce GTX 1060 se queda a mitad de camino entre la Radeon RX 480 y la GeForce GTX 980, si bien no llega rendir como esta última tal y como prometía Nvidia, por lo menos hay que destacar su consumo de 230W frente a los 305W de la GTX 980 o los 271W de la Radeon RX 480.

Sin lugar a dudas estamos ante una muy buena tarjeta gráfica, ligeramente más barata que la GeForce GTX 970 casi rindiendo lo que una GeForce GTX 980, aunque el precio tampoco es tan bueno como esperábamos, aunque por ahora hemos visto precios bastantes inflados y tocará esperar a que se estabilicen, pues si bien el precio estándar son 369 euros para los modelos personalizados, si buscamos bien podemos encontrar precios que harán impensable la compra de una Radeon RX 480, prueba de ello es esta KFA2 GeForce GTX 1060 EX OC por 329. 95 euros o mejor aún, la EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming en formato Mini-ITX (el modelo con el disipa normalito) por unos impresionantes 279 euros, a ese precio es una compra muy recomendada y tocará ver si otros modelos le acompañan en precio.

AMD Radeon RX 480 vs MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC

: What is the difference?

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AMD Radeon RX 480

39 Ballla

MSI GEFORCE GTX 960 OC

Winner when comparing

54 Facts compared to

9000 AMD RADEON RX 480 9000

MSI GEFOR GEFOR Is Radeon RX 480 better than MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC?

2.75 TFLOPS above FLOPS?
5.16 TFLOPS vs 2.41 TFLOPS
247MHz faster memory speed?
2000MHz vs 1753MHz
988MHz higher effective clock speed?
8000MHz vs 7012MHz
85. 9 GTexels/s higher number of textured pixels?
161.3 GTexels/s vs 75.4 GTexels/s
4x more VRAM? more memory bandwidth?
256GB/s vs 112.2GB/s
128bit wider memory bus?
256bit vs 128bit
1280 more stream processors?
2304 vs 1024

1.9 GPixel/s higher pixel speed?
37.7 GPixel/s vs 35.8 GPixel/s
1 more DVI outputs?
1 vs 0

Which comparisons are the most popular?

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC

AMD Radeon RX 590

AMD Radeon RX 480

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060

MSI GEFORCE GTX 960 OC

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

AMD Radeon RX 480

GIGABYTE RADEON RX 550

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MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8

MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC

Asus ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX 580

MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Armor

AMD Radeon RX 480

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060

MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC

AMD Radeon RX 470

AMD Radeon RX 480

MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING X

MSI GEFORCE GTX 960 OC

AMD Radeon R9 280x

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MSI GEFORCE 9000 OC 9000 VS 9000 VS 9000 VS 9000 VS 9000 VS 9000 VS 9000 VS 9000 VS280x

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Price comparison

Users reviews

performance

1. TECHIC FRISTUTION OF GP

1120MHz

1178MHz 9000 9000 (GPU) clock frequency.

2.turbo GPU

1266MHz

1241MHz

When the GPU is running below its limits, it can jump to a higher clock speed to increase performance.

3.pixel rate

35.8 GPixel/s

37.7 GPixel/s

The number of pixels that can be displayed on the screen every second.

4.flops

5.16 TFLOPS

2.41 TFLOPS

FLOPS is a measurement of GPU processing power.

5.texture size

161.3 GTexels/s

75.4 GTexels/s

Number of textured pixels that can be displayed on the screen every second.

6.GPU memory speed

2000MHz

1753MHz

Memory speed is one aspect that determines memory bandwidth.

7. shading patterns

Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors in a video card that are responsible for processing various aspects of an image.

8.textured units (TMUs)

TMUs accept textured units and bind them to the geometric layout of the 3D scene. More TMUs generally means texture information is processed faster.

9 ROPs

ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, such as writing the final pixel data to memory and for performing other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the appearance of graphics.

Memory

1.memory effective speed

8000MHz

7012MHz

The effective memory clock frequency is calculated from the memory size and data transfer rate. A higher clock speed can give better performance in games and other applications.

2. max memory bandwidth

256GB/s

112.2GB/s

This is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored in memory.

3.VRAM

VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of the graphics card. More VRAM usually allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.

4.memory bus width

256bit

128bit

Wider memory bus means it can carry more data per cycle. This is an important factor in memory performance, and therefore the overall performance of the graphics card.

5.GDDR memory versions

Later versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher data transfer rates, which improve performance.

6. Supports memory debug code

✖AMD Radeon RX 480

✖MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC

Memory debug code can detect and fix data corruption. It is used when necessary to avoid distortion, such as in scientific computing or when starting a server.

Functions

1.DirectX version

DirectX is used in games with a new version that supports better graphics.

2nd version of OpenGL

The newer version of OpenGL, the better graphics quality in games.

OpenCL version 3.

Some applications use OpenCL to use the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions are more functional and better quality.

4. Supports multi-monitor technology

✔AMD Radeon RX 480

✔MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC

The video card has the ability to connect multiple screens. This allows you to set up multiple monitors at the same time to create a more immersive gaming experience, such as a wider field of view.

5. GPU temperature at boot

Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Radeon RX 480)

Unknown. Help us offer a price. (MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC)

Lower boot temperature — this means that the card generates less heat and the cooling system works better.

6.supports ray tracing

✖AMD Radeon RX 480

✖MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC

Ray tracing is an advanced light rendering technique that provides more realistic lighting, shadows and reflections in games.

7.Supports 3D

✔AMD Radeon RX 480

✖MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC

Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D screen and glasses).

8.supports DLSS

✖AMD Radeon RX 480

✖MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC

DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an AI based scaling technology. This allows the graphics card to render games at lower resolutions and upscale them to higher resolutions with near-native visual quality and improved performance. DLSS is only available in some games.

9. PassMark result (G3D)

Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Radeon RX 480)

Unknown. Help us offer a price. (MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC)

This test measures the graphics performance of a graphics card. Source: Pass Mark.

Ports

1.has HDMI output

✔AMD Radeon RX 480

✔MSI GeForce GTX 960 OC

Devices with HDMI or mini HDMI ports can stream HD video and audio to the connected display.

2.HDMI connectors

More HDMI connectors allow you to connect multiple devices at the same time, such as game consoles and TVs.

HDMI 3.Version

HDMI 2.0

New HDMI versions support higher bandwidth, resulting in higher resolutions and frame rates.

4. DisplayPort outputs

Allows connection to a display using DisplayPort.

5.DVI outputs

Allows connection to a display using DVI.

Mini DisplayPort 6.outs

Allows connection to a display using Mini DisplayPort.

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Which graphics cards are better?

AMD Radeon RX 480 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 960: What is the difference?

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AMD Radeon RX 480

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54 facts in comparison

AMD Radeon RX 480

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Why is AMD Radeon RX 480 better than Nvidia GeForce GTX 960?

2.85 TFLOPS above FLOPS?
5.16 TFLOPS vs 2.31 TFLOPS
247MHz faster memory speed?
2000MHz vs 1753MHz
988MHz higher effective clock speed?
8000MHz vs 7012MHz
89. 2 GTexels/s higher number of textured pixels?
161.3 GTexels/s vs 72.1 GTexels/s
4x more VRAM?
8GB vs 2GB
144GB/s more memory bandwidth?
256GB/s vs 112GB/s
128bit wider memory bus?
256bit vs 128bit
1280 more stream processors?
2304 vs 1024

Why is Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 better than AMD Radeon RX 480?

1 more DVI outputs?
1 vs 0

Which comparisons are the most popular?

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

AMD Radeon RX 550

AMD Radeon RX 480

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050

AMD Radeon RX 480

Gigabyte Radeon RX 550

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX 560

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX Vega

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9000

Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX 580

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

AMD Radeon RX 570

AMD Radeon RX 480

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX 560

AMD Radeon RX 480

Nvidia GeForce GTX 970

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Nvidia GeForce MX330

AMD Radeon RX 480

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070

Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Nvidia GeForce MX150

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0021

1.GPU clock speed

1120MHz

1127MHz

The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.

2.turbo GPU

1266MHz

1178MHz

When the GPU is running below its limits, it can jump to a higher clock speed to increase performance.

3.pixel rate

35.8 GPixel/s

36.1 GPixel/s

The number of pixels that can be displayed on the screen every second.

4.flops

5.16 TFLOPS

2.31 TFLOPS

FLOPS is a measurement of GPU processing power.

5. texture size

161.3 GTexels/s

72.1 GTexels/s

Number of textured pixels that can be displayed on the screen every second.

6.GPU memory speed

2000MHz

1753MHz

Memory speed is one aspect that determines memory bandwidth.

7.shading patterns

Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors in a graphics card that are responsible for processing various aspects of an image.

8.textured units (TMUs)

TMUs accept textured units and bind them to the geometric layout of the 3D scene. More TMUs generally means texture information is processed faster.

9 ROPs imaging units

ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, such as writing the final pixel data to memory and performing other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the appearance of graphics.

Memory

1.memory effective speed

8000MHz

7012MHz

The effective memory clock frequency is calculated from the memory size and data transfer rate. A higher clock speed can give better performance in games and other applications.

2.max memory bandwidth

256GB/s

112GB/s

This is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored in memory.

3.VRAM

VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of the graphics card. More VRAM usually allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.

4.memory bus width

256bit

128bit

Wider memory bus means it can carry more data per cycle. This is an important factor in memory performance, and therefore the overall performance of the graphics card.

5. GDDR memory versions

Later versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher data transfer rates, which improve performance.

6. Supports memory troubleshooting code

✖AMD Radeon RX 480

✖Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Memory troubleshooting code can detect and fix data corruption. It is used when necessary to avoid distortion, such as in scientific computing or when starting a server.

Functions

1.DirectX version

DirectX is used in games with a new version that supports better graphics.

2nd version of OpenGL

The newer version of OpenGL, the better graphics quality in games.

OpenCL version 3.

Some applications use OpenCL to use the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions are more functional and better quality.

4. Supports multi-monitor technology

✔AMD Radeon RX 480

✔Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

The video card has the ability to connect multiple screens. This allows you to set up multiple monitors at the same time to create a more immersive gaming experience, such as a wider field of view.

5. GPU temperature at boot

Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Radeon RX 480)

Lower boot temperature means the card generates less heat and the cooling system works better.

6.Supports ray tracing

✖AMD Radeon RX 480

✖Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Ray tracing is an advanced light rendering technique that provides more realistic lighting, shadows and reflections in games.

7. Supports 3D

✔AMD Radeon RX 480

✔Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D screen and glasses).

8. supports DLSS

✖AMD Radeon RX 480

✖Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

9. PassMark result (G3D)

Unknown. Help us offer a price. (AMD Radeon RX 480)

This test measures the graphics performance of a graphics card. Source: Pass Mark.

Ports

1.has HDMI output

✔AMD Radeon RX 480

✔Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

Devices with HDMI or mini-HDMI ports can stream HD video and audio to an attached display.

2.HDMI connectors

Unknown. Help us offer a price. (Nvidia GeForce GTX 960)

More HDMI connections allow you to connect multiple devices at the same time, such as game consoles and TVs.

HDMI 3.Version

HDMI 2.0

Unknown. Help us offer a price. (Nvidia GeForce GTX 960)

New versions of HDMI support higher bandwidth, resulting in higher resolutions and frame rates.

4. DisplayPort outputs

Allows connection to a display using DisplayPort.

5.DVI outputs

Allows connection to a display using DVI.

6. Mini DisplayPort 9 outputs0003

Allows you to connect to a display using Mini DisplayPort.

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Which graphics cards are better?

Comparison NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 vs AMD Radeon RX 480 which is better?

General information
Price-quality ratio The sum of all the advantages of the device divided by its price. The more%, the better the quality per unit price in comparison with all analogues.
51.2%	53.6% 2.4% (4.7%) better than
Architecture
Maxwell 2.0	GCN 4.0
Codename
GM206	Ellesmere
Type
Desktop	Desktop
Release price
$199 -30 $ (-13.1%) better than	229 $
Number of shaders
1024	2304 1280 (125%) better than
Core clock
1127MHz At 7 MHz (0.59999999999999%) better than	1120 MHz
Boost frequency
1178 MHz	1266 MHz At 88 MHz (7.5%) better than
Number of transistors
2. 940 million	5.700 million
Process
28 nm	14 nm -14 nm (-50%) better than
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Power consumption (TDP) Calculated heat output shows the average heat output during load operation, the larger the value, the more the requirements for cooling and power consumption increase.
120W -30 W (-20%) better than	150 W
Length
24.1 cm	241 mm
Additional power connectors
1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
G-SYNC Ready NVIDIA G-SYNC technology delivers a smooth gaming experience with variable refresh rates and the elimination of visual artifacts.

SLI 9 support0003
+	no data
3D Vision
+	no data
GPU Boost
+	no data
GeForce Experience
+	no data
Vulkan NVIDIA’s Vulkan technology allows developers to gain low-level access to the GPU to optimize graphics commands (better than OpenGL and Direct3D APIs). It is an open, free, cross-platform standard available for all platforms.
+	+
CUDA The CUDA architecture enables applications that are optimized for parallel computing. For example, for the development and design of neural networks.

Surround
+	no data
Adaptive Vertical Sync
+	no data
Recommended Power Supply
400W	n/a
Multi-monitor support
4	no data
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0. 92 Gh/s	no data
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
1 Sol/s	1 Sol/s
Bus
PCI Express 3.0	n/a
Number of CUDA cores A large number of CUDA cores improve performance in graphics computing, especially affect anti-aliasing and lighting in games, the speed of training neural networks.
1024	no data
Height
11.1 cm	no data
HDCP
+	no data
Maximum resolution via VGA
2048×1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI
internal	n/a
GameStream
+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay

GameWorks

Design
n/a	reference
Number of Compute conveyors
n/a	36
CrossFire without bridge
n/a	+
Eyefinity
n/a	+
HDMI

DisplayPort support

AppAcceleration
n/a	n/a
FRTC
n/a	+
FreeSync
n/a	+
HD3D
n/a	n/a
LiquidVR
n/a	+
PowerTune
n/a	+
TressFX
n/a	+
TrueAudio
n/a	n/a
ZeroCore
n/a	+
VCE
n/a	+
OpenCL
n/a	2. 0
Mantle
n/a	n/a
UVD
n/a	+
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
n/a	+
Enduro
n/a	n/a
GCN generation
n/a	4th generation
Video connectors
Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DirectX
12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Floating point performance
2.413 gflops	5.834 gflops
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
8 Mh/s	27 Mh/s
CrossFire
n/a	+

Memory
Memory type
GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum memory Large video memory allows you to run demanding games with lots of textures, use high resolution monitors, provide more opportunities for cryptocurrency mining.
4GB	8 GB 4 GB (100%) better than
Memory bus width The wider the video memory bus, the more data is transferred to the GPU per unit of time and the better performance in demanding games.
128bit	256 bit 128 bit (100%) better than
Shared memory
—	—
Memory frequency A high memory frequency has a positive effect on the speed of a video card with a large amount of data.
7 MHz	8000 MHz At 7993 MHz (114185.7%) better than
Memory bandwidth The higher the data transfer bandwidth, the more effective RAM the PC can use.
112	224 112 (100%) better than

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 vs AMD Radeon RX 480: who is faster

Posted by 23:37 07/19/2016 22:02 08/04/2016 by Egor Likospastov

Sales of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 announced on July 7 started today, and therefore, the first reviews of this video card appeared on many resources. The main question that many are interested in right now is the comparison of the GTX 1060 with the AMD Radeon RX 480. It will also be interesting to compare the new product with its predecessor GTX 960, older models, the GTX 970 and GTX 980, as well as the GTX 1070 ($379 for the non-reference version and $449 for the reference), which personally seems to me the best option in terms of the ratio of high performance and relatively reasonable price.

I bring to your attention a table compiled according to the test results of our colleagues from Tom’s Hardware . All video cards worked in conjunction with an Intel Core i7-6700K (4 GHz) processor and 16 GB DDR4-3000 RAM (G.Skill F4-3000C15Q-16GRR). The operating system used was Windows 10 Professional, and the drivers were GeForce 368.64 for GTX 1060 and Crimson Edition 16.7.2 for RX 480. Apparently, the 8 GB version participated in the tests, but, as we already said, the difference from 4 GB is not significant.

	min	Wednesdays	min	Wednesdays	min	Wednesdays	min	Wednesdays	min	Wednesdays	min	Wednesdays
	GTX 1070		GTX 1060		RX480		GTX 960		GTX 970		GTX 980
Ashes of the Singularity (1920 x 1080)	31	62. 5	28	45.9	25	48.1	17	26.8	22	42.6	29	50.3
Ashes of the Singularity (2560 x 1440)	29	55.0	24	40.3	23	41.6	14	19.4	19	37.0	23	44.3
Battlefield 4 (1920 x 1080)	107	134.0	77	97.5	59	74.0	43	53.9	70	86.3	79	99.0
Battlefield 4 (2560 x 1440)	70	86.5	50	62. 3	38	48.0	27	33.6	44	54.5	51	63.4
GTA V (1920 x 1080)	94	133.5	47	115.0	62	99.3	39	69.2	62	107.9	71	117.8
GTA V (2560 x 1440)	73	110.8	49	82.5	47	70.9	29	47.4	46	76.3	55	87.0
Hitman (1920 x 1080)	61	96.9	46	73.4	49	81.0	27	38. 2	44	69.1	51	80.1
Hitman (2560 x 1440)	54	79.1	39	56.5	42	63.6	19	27.4	37	53.8	29	55
Metro: Last Light Redux (1920 x 1080)	84	135.0	59	97.8	51	84.9	38	56.8	57	92.1	65	105.9
Metro: Last Light Redux (2560 x 1440)	56	83.8	41	60.2	35	52.7	23	34.0	38	56. 0	44	65.2
Project CARS (1920 x 1080)	101	131.3	88	104.1	59	69.1	53	61.7	82	95.3	90	106.0
Project CARS (2560 x 1440)	94	107.2	71	79.9	46	52.2	39	45.4	63	71.1	69	79.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider (1920 x 1080)	82	110.4	62	81.1	48	70.4	25	42.9	55	77.0	65	88. 1
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2560 x 1440)	54	74.7	38	53.5	33	47.6	18	28.8	39	52.5	46	61.2
The Division (1920 x 1080)	53	80.0	35	57.9	32	57.2	19	36.3	32	56.1	44	64.3
The Division (2560 x 1440)	31	57.2	23	41.0	21	42.2	13	25.4	23	40.4	24	46.8
Witcher 3 (1920 x 1080)	76	96. 9	53	69.6	54	66.0	30	41.1	52	67.5	60	76.9
Witcher 3 (2560 x 1440)	57	70.8	40	49.1	40	47.2	23	29.1	38	47.3	44	55.1

Let’s try to summarize the results. In two games, Ashes of the Singularity and Hitman , in terms of average performance, the RX 480 outperformed the GTX 1060 by 3-5% and 10-13%, respectively. In one game, The Division , the result is about the same. Other six games faster than GTX 1060:

Battlefield 4: 30-32% faster
GTA V: 16%
Metro Last Light Redux: 14-15%
Project CARS: 51-53%
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 12-15%
Witcher 3: 4-5%

Let me remind you that according to Nvidia, its GTX 1060 is 15% more productive than AMD Radeon RX 480.

As for earlier models, the GTX 1060 surpassed its successor, the GTX 960, by one and a half to two times, confidently outperformed the GTX 970 and almost equaled the GTX 980 in some games. and Radeon RX 480. Below are graphs of these two and other cards at rest and in Metro Last Light Redux at 4K resolution:

As you can see, the difference in actual power consumption significantly exceeds the difference in TDP (heat dissipation requirement):

TDP: 120W vs 150W (25%)
idle power consumption: 9W vs 16W (78%)
power consumption in Metro Last Light Redux at 4K resolution: 119W vs 164W (38%).

To all this, it remains to add that the minimum price of the Nvidia GTX 1060 ($249for the non-reference version and $299 for the reference version) exceeds the AMD Radeon RX 480 minimum price ($199 for the 4 GB version and $239 for the 8 GB version) by 25%.

Using materials from Tom’s Hardware

AMD, Nvidia, Benchmarks

GTX 1060

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q vs GeForce GTX 960

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q vs GeForce GTX 960 — Th200

Contents

Introduction
Features
Tests
Key differences
Conclusion
Comments

Video card

Introduction

We compared two graphics cards: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960. On this page, you will learn about the key differences between them, as well as which one is the best in terms of features and performance.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is a Turing architecture GeForce 16 Mobile generation graphics card released on Apr 23rd, 2019. It comes with 6GB of GDDR6 memory running at 1500MHz and consumes up to 0W.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is a Maxwell 2.0 based GeForce 900 generation graphics card released Jan 22nd, 2015. It comes with 2GB GDDR5 memory running at 1753MHz, has a 1x 6-pin power connector and consumes up to 165W. 9Ol000 X16

PCIe 3.0 X16

Graphics Processor

Crystal size

284 MM²

228 MM²

Memory

Pass capacity

288.0 GB/S

Graphics Features

DirectX

12 (12_1)

OpenGL

4.6

OpenCL

3.0

Cuda

7.5

5.2

Vulkan

1. 2

1.1

Board Design

Heating

120W

power connectors

None

1x 6-Pin

Width Slot

MXM MODULE

004 Dual-slot

Benchmarks

3DMark Graphics

3DMark is a benchmarking tool designed and developed by UL to measure the performance of computer hardware. Upon completion, the program gives a score, where a higher value indicates better performance.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
+118%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Blender bmw27

Blender is the most popular program for creating 3D content. It has its own test, which is widely used to determine the rendering speed of processors and video cards. We chose the bmw27 scene. The result of the test is the time taken to render the given scene.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
+315%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Th200 RP

Th200 RP is a test created by Th200. It measures the raw power of the components and gives a score, with a higher value indicating better performance.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
+87%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Key Differences

Why is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960?

Newer — released 4 years later

Has 87% better performance

More modern manufacturing process — 12 nm vs 28 nm

Has 4 GB more memory

Has more advanced memory type — GDDR6 vs GDDR5

slightly larger memory bus

Has 157% higher bandwidth — 288.0 GB/s vs 112.2 GB/s

Has 70% faster pixel fill rate — 64.08 GPixel/s vs 37.70 GPixel/s

Has 71% faster texture fill rate — 128.2 GTexel/s vs 75.39 GTexel/s

Has more texture units +32

Has 512 more shading units

Conclusion

Which is better GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q or GeForce GTX 960?

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q delivers 87% better performance, while holding 4 GB more memory. Based on our research, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 3990X more powerful than GeForce GTX 960.

What AMD graphics cards is equivalent to GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q?

The Radeon RX 5600M is AMD’s closest competitor to the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q. It is 25% more powerful, and holds the same amount of memory.

What NVIDIA graphics cards is equivalent to GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q?

The GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is NVIDIA’s closest competitor to the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q. It is 4% more powerful, and holds the same amount of memory.

How does GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q perform compared to GeForce GTX 960 and other graphics cards?

Relative performance

General performance

Desktop performance

Mobile performance

GeForce GTX 960 vs. Radeon R9 380. Benchmarking

The gaming industry is constantly evolving, with new projects raising the bar for visual quality. We periodically benchmark graphics cards in select games where the GeForce GTX 960 is a permanent member. In this article, we will focus on the confrontation of this graphics accelerator with the closest competitor in the face of the Radeon R9 380. Based on the results of the gaming comparison at initial frequencies and overclocking, it will be possible to get a complete picture of the performance ratio between these rivals.

Both the GeForce GTX 960 and the Radeon R9 380 with identical 2 GB of memory will take part in this test, which means that the participants will be in the same conditions. At the same time, a reference version of the GeForce GTX 780 has been added to the test so that you can compare the potential of new budget models with the old high-end representative. For the same reason, Radeon HD 79 video cards were added.70 and Radeon R9 280X, which differ only in frequencies. And if the career of the Radeon HD 7970 began with the top segment, then the Radeon R9 280X managed to be a competitor to the GeForce GTX 960 until it was replaced by the new Radeon R9 380 video adapter. only at factory settings.

Test taker characteristics

	GeForce GTX 780	GeForce GTX 960	Radeon R9 380	Radeon R9 280X	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Kepler	Maxwell	GCN 1.2	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
GPU codename	GK110	GM206	Antigua	Tahiti	Tahiti
Number of transistors, million	7100	2940	5000	4313	4313
Technical process, nm	28	28	28	28	28
Core area, sq. mm	561	228	366	352	352
Number of stream processors	2304	1024	1792	2048	2048
Number of texture units	192	64	112	128	128
Number of ROPs	48	32	32	32	32
Core frequency*, MHz	863-900	1126-1178	970	1000	925
Memory bus bit	384	128	256	384	384
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5	GDDR5	GDDR5	GDDR5
Effective memory frequency, MHz	6008	7010	5500	6000	5500
Memory size, MB	3072	2048	2048	3072	3072
Interface	PCI-E 3. 0	PCI-E 3.0	PCI-E 3.0	PCI-E 3.0	PCI-E 3.0
TDP level, W	250	120	190	250	250

*Base Clock and Boost Clock shown are based on standard specifications

Test bench

Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @4.4GHz
motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Formula
Memory: Kingston KHX2133C11D3K4/16GX, 1866MHz, 4x4GB
hard drive: Hitachi HDS721010CLA332, 1 TB
power supply: Seasonic SS-750KM
operating system: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64

GeForce driver

: NVIDIA GeForce 361.75 and GeForce 364.51
Radeon Driver: AMD Crimson Edition 16.2 and Crimson Edition 16.3.2

Newer drivers were used for The Division and War Thunder compared to other applications (GeForce 364. 51 and Crimson 16.3.2). Tests were carried out at 19 resolution20x1080. The diagrams on the left indicate the minimum fps, on the right the average fps. Description of the technique, video of the test scene or benchmark are given immediately before the results. Synthetic test data comes first, then test results in games. Applications are in alphabetical order.

Test results

3DMark 11

The heaviest Extreme settings profile has been selected, offering a resolution of 1920×1080. On the right is the total score, on the left is the result of the GPU Score.

In this benchmark, the GeForce GTX 960 performs slightly better than the Radeon R9 380 and Radeon HD 7970 at stock clocks, only behind the Radeon R9 280X. When overclocked, the GeForce GTX 960 is 12% faster than the main competitor, easily outperforming the Radeon R9 280X at standard frequencies. The GeForce GTX 780 has an impressive lead over the rest of the participants.

3 DMark Fire Strike

The most difficult Fire Strike test is selected from the latest 3DMark. Now the GPU Score is on the right, and the total score is on the left.

Now the advantage is on the side of the Reds. The result of Radeon R9 380 is initially at the level of Radeon R9 280X. GeForce GTX 960 is 17% weaker, which is easily compensated by overclocking. However, Radeon can also be overclocked, so that the advantage of the competitor is maintained in all modes.

Batman : Arkham Knight

This game used native backmark, which was repeated 6-7 times for each video card.

Graphics settings maximum at 1920×1080, improved rain and improved beams (pillars of light) effects are additionally activated. Read more about these effects in a special review.

The game is demanding on the amount of video memory, models with 3 GB have a noticeable advantage over video cards with 2 GB. A small amount of memory for the Radeon R9 380 is more critical, so the GeForce 960 has the largest gap in the minimum fps, the average advantage is smaller. After overclocking, GeForce goes even further ahead of the competitor and outperforms even video cards with 3 GB in average frame rate.

Dreamfall Chapters

Fraps was used for testing in this game. The moment of the first game episode was replayed.

Maximum graphics quality with medium anti-aliasing quality.

The GeForce GTX 960 has a few percentage points advantage over the Radeon R9 380 and slightly behind the Radeon HD 7970. Overclocking allows you to bypass the Radeon R9 280X and show close results with the GeForce GTX 780.

An extended version of video card testing and our general opinion about the game in this review.

Fallout 4

Fallout 4 was tested using Fraps while repeating certain in-game actions. The test walk during which fps was measured is shown below.

Ultra graphics quality selected with standard TAA. Removed the 60 fps cap by editing the iPresentInterval setting in Fallout4Prefs.ini. HBAO+ shading is enabled, which improves the picture quite well (read more about the additional effects of the updated version here).

The GeForce 960 confidently outperforms older AMD graphics cards, but falls short of the Radeon R9 380. This ratio remains even after overclocking, although the difference between competitors is negligible. It is also worth noting that the overclocked GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon R9 380 are already competing with the GeForce GTX 780.

Comparative testing of video cards in a simple Ultra-mode in this article.

Grand Theft Auto 5

The game has a built-in benchmark, which was used for this test. Based on the data on the average fps of each scene, the average result for the entire benchmark was calculated. The minimum fps was fixed after passing the full benchmark using Fraps.

The graphics quality is set to maximum with FXAA anti-aliasing, all parameters are selected in the advanced settings section, the loading range is increased to 40%. Read more about the intricacies of graphic settings in a separate article.

The GeForce GTX 960 is closest to the Radeon HD 7970 and even slightly weaker. The Radeon R9 380 has inconsistent results — the average frame rate is higher than that of the competitor, and the minimum fps is extremely low. The 2 GB memory seems to be critical. Against this background, the GeForce GTX 960 is definitely preferable, because it can provide more comfortable stable performance.

Just Cause 3

Testing was carried out by replaying the same game episode, data was taken by Fraps. 6-7 repetitions were performed for each video card.

Maximum image quality settings for SMAA T2x.

In Just Cause 3, the situation is similar to the ratio between competitors in Grand Theft Auto. The game downloads about 3 GB at maximum graphics quality in Full HD. The GeForce GTX 960 2GB works better with the available memory, delivering comfortable performance. And the Radeon R9 380 is hopelessly outperformed by the minimum fps, with this video card you will experience frequent performance drops. After boosting GeForce GTX 9 frequencies60 reaches the performance level of the GeForce GTX 780 and Radeon R9 280X.

Also, according to the results, it should be noted that AMD has improved the performance of its solutions in the game. The Radeon R9 280X scores have grown quite nicely since our first tests.

Mad Max

The episode at the beginning of the game was replayed, the sequence of actions was strictly repeated. 6-7 repetitions were performed for each video card.

The graphics quality is set to maximum, all additional graphic effects and anti-aliasing are enabled.

At the initial frequencies, the GeForce GTX 960 is in last place, losing 15-16% to the Radeon R9 380. After overclocking, the GeForce improves its results by 18%, easily compensating for the lag. A competitor during overclocking gets an acceleration of about 12%. The accelerated GeForce is faster than the Radeon R9 280X and only a few percent inferior to the factory clocked GeForce GTX 780.

Our review of the game and extended performance testing in a separate article.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

The episode at the beginning of the first story mission was replayed. The procedure was repeated, 7 repetitions were performed.

All graphics settings are at maximum. The frame rate is limited to 60 fps, which should be taken into account when comparing results.

The difference between the participants is small, but you can immediately see the advantage of the GeForce GTX 960 over the Radeon R9 380 at nominal value and after overclocking. Also, the accelerated GeForce easily outperforms other Radeons with more memory.

Our general impressions of the game and a comparison of some other video cards in a separate review. : Last Light

Testing was carried out using a standard game benchmark

At initial frequencies, the GeForce GTX 960 is minimally inferior to the Radeon R9 380, and after overclocking it gains a slight advantage. The performance gain from overclocking is at the level of 15.5% for GeForce, Radeon gets an acceleration of about 12%. Due to the higher frequencies, both competitors easily overtake older AMD models and approach the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780.

Rise of the Tomb Raider

In-game testing was done with Fraps by replaying a short walk around the camp in the Geothermal Valley location. 7 repetitions were made to reduce the error.

Very high quality presets selected and reduced texture quality to the usual high level. The last parameter greatly affects the performance of video cards with 2 GB of video memory.

In Rise of the Tomb Raider, even at nominal frequencies, the GeForce GTX 960 confidently outperforms all competitors from AMD. The Radeon R9 380, after overclocking, achieves a slight advantage in average frame rates over its rival with initial frequencies, but is still weaker in the minimum indicator. Interestingly, the GeForce GTX 780 has a very small advantage, the newer architecture makes it easy to overtake the old man by increasing the frequencies of the GeForce GTX 960. .

Tom Clancy ‘ s The Division

For testing, we used the built-in game benchmark, which was launched 6-7 times. For more accurate data, fps was measured using Fraps.

Maximum quality profile selected at 1920×1080. Testing was done on an updated version with new video drivers, so the final data is slightly higher than what we saw in our stand-alone testing of video cards in this game.

In Tom Clancy’s The Division, AMD cards have a certain advantage over the GeForce GTX 960. The Radeon R9 380 and Radeon R9 280X show the closest performance at factory frequencies, their advantage over the GeForce is more than 15%. Overclocking allows the GeForce GTX 960 to reach the level of rivals.

Find out how to achieve optimal performance or the best picture quality in our dedicated The Division graphics settings guide.

Warhammer : End Times — Vermintide

Restarted the Black Powder level for testing, including a short intro and a short walk. The sequence of actions is below. There were 7 repetitions for each participant.

The Extreme maximum quality setting profile is selected.

The Radeon R9 380 holds the advantage over the GeForce GTX 960, which is noticeable mainly in the average fps — up to 7% at nominal and 3% after overclocking. Accelerated GeForce GTX 960 faster than the Radeon R9 280X.

An extended version of testing video cards in Vermintide in a separate article.

War Thunder

The built-in game benchmark “Tank battle” was repeated six times.

Highest quality graphics. All visual effects are forced on, all quality sliders are at maximum. We talked about the latest changes in the graphics engine in a separate article.

All graphics cards provide very high performance and absolute comfort in the game at Full HD resolution. GeForce GTX 960 at standard frequencies takes an intermediate position between the Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon R9 280X. The newer Radeon R9 380 is slightly better than AMD predecessors and faster than GeForce by 8-9%. After overclocking, the gap narrows, but the advantage of Radeon remains.

Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Let’s look at the performance results in last year’s main RPG. Our standard test scene was used.

Ultimate quality selected, all post-processing effects and HBAO+ enabled. HairWorks technology is disabled for better performance. More about it and other graphic settings in a special article.

The Radeon R9 380 gets an incredible boost, sharply outperforming its partners, the GeForce GTX 960 and even the GeForce GTX 780. It seems that the new GCN architecture performs best in Witcher 3. As a result, the GeForce GTX 960 manages to reach the competitor’s level only at its maximum acceleration.

Power consumption

Let’s supplement the performance test results with measurements of the power consumption of the entire PC, which were carried out in automated tests that do not require manual intervention. These are Batman: Arkham Knight, Grand Theft Auto 5, Metro: Last Light and War Thunder. The average values from the results of monitoring in these applications are given below.

The least power is consumed by the computer in conjunction with the GeForce GTX 960, which corresponds to the lowest declared power parameters among the tested video cards. And even after overclocking, a system based on the GeForce GTX 960 is more economical than the Radeon R9 380 configuration. The new AMD graphics card is more interesting than the old models in this criterion, but nothing more.

Conclusions

In half of the applications from the test list, we can talk about the advantage of the GeForce GTX 960 over the Radeon R9 380 at nominal frequencies. Sometimes this advantage is explained by the extremely low minimum fps of Radeon. This is best seen in games with high VRAM requirements. With the same amount of memory GeForce GTX 960 shows the best performance. In the other half of the tests, the Radeon R9 380 has the best results, sometimes the performance of rivals is as close as possible.

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