Comparing MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G vs ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960

gpu MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G item

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
• GPU Chip
  GM206-300-A1 (Maxwell 2.0) GM206-300-A1 (Maxwell 2.0)
• Execution units
  8 8
• Shader
  1024 1024
• Render Output Units
  32 32
• Texture Units
  64 64

• Memory Size
  2 GB 2 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Clock
  1.753 GHz 1.753 GHz
• Memory Speed
  7.01 Gbps 7.01 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  112 GB/s 112 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 128 bit

• Base Clock
  1.241 GHz+ 10 % 1.127 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.304 GHz+ 11 % 1.178 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.253 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 2 x 75 mm
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent

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

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

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

• Length
  267 mm 215 mm
• Height
  139 mm 121 mm
• Width
  36 mm 41 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  812 g --

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3 x 16 PCIe 3 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2015 Q1/2015
• Launch Price
  229 $ 229 $
• Structure size
  28 nm 28 nm
• Part-no
  V320-004R STRIX-GTX960-DC2-2GD5
• Documents
  data sheet --