A30X vs GeForce GTX 960

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	395	not rated
Place by popularity	63	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.09	no data
Power efficiency	9.40	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	GM206	GA100
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	22 January 2015 (11 years ago)	12 April 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	3584
Core clock speed	1127 MHz	1035 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	1440 MHz
Number of transistors	2,940 million	54,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.39	322.6
Floating-point processing power	2.413 TFLOPS	10.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	64	224
Tensor Cores	no data	224
L1 Cache	384 KB	10.5 MB
L2 Cache	1024 KB	24 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 16-pin
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	3072 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1593 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	1,223 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	N/A
Shader Model	6.4	N/A
OpenGL	4.4	N/A
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	8.0
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 January 2015	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	230 Watt

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