NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 videocard review
GeForce GTX 950 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 20 August 2015. At the time of release, the videocard cost $159. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on Maxwell 2.0 microarchitecture codenamed GM206.
Core clock speed - 1024 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1188 MHz. Texture fill rate - 49.2 billion / sec. Pipelines - 768. Floating-point performance - 1,825 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 2,940 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 90 Watt.
Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 128 Bit. Memory clock speed - 6.6 GB/s. Memory bandwidth - 105.6 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.
Benchmarks
PassMark G3D Mark |
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PassMark G2D Mark |
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Geekbench OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Face Detection |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Ocean Surface Simulation |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop T-Rex |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Video Composition |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Bitcoin Mining |
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GFXBench 4.0 Car Chase Offscreen |
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GFXBench 4.0 Manhattan |
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GFXBench 4.0 T-Rex |
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GFXBench 4.0 Car Chase Offscreen |
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GFXBench 4.0 Manhattan |
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GFXBench 4.0 T-Rex |
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3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score |
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Name | Value |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 5337 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 643 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 16715 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection | 60.473 mPixels/s |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation | 758.865 Frames/s |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex | 4.279 Frames/s |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition | 29.738 Frames/s |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining | 231.508 mHash/s |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen | 6803 Frames |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan | 3697 Frames |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex | 3356 Frames |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen | 6803.000 Fps |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan | 3697.000 Fps |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex | 3356.000 Fps |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1862 |
Games performance
1. Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)
2. Overwatch (2016)
3. Doom (2016)
4. Hitman 2016 (2016)
5. The Division (2016)
6. Far Cry Primal (2016)
7. XCOM 2 (2016)
8. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
9. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
10. Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
11. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
12. Fallout 4 (2015)
13. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
14. Anno 2205 (2015)
15. The Witcher 3 (2015)
2. Overwatch (2016)
3. Doom (2016)
4. Hitman 2016 (2016)
5. The Division (2016)
6. Far Cry Primal (2016)
7. XCOM 2 (2016)
8. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
9. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
10. Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
11. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
12. Fallout 4 (2015)
13. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
14. Anno 2205 (2015)
15. The Witcher 3 (2015)
16. Dirt Rally (2015)
17. GTA V (2015)
18. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
19. Far Cry 4 (2014)
20. Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
21. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
22. Alien: Isolation (2014)
23. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
24. Sims 4 (2014)
25. Thief (2014)
26. Battlefield 4 (2013)
27. Metro: Last Light (2013)
28. BioShock Infinite (2013)
29. Tomb Raider (2013)
30. Crysis 3 (2013)
17. GTA V (2015)
18. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
19. Far Cry 4 (2014)
20. Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
21. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
22. Alien: Isolation (2014)
23. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
24. Sims 4 (2014)
25. Thief (2014)
26. Battlefield 4 (2013)
27. Metro: Last Light (2013)
28. BioShock Infinite (2013)
29. Tomb Raider (2013)
30. Crysis 3 (2013)
Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 151.00 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 93.10 |
High, 1920x1080 | 42.10 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 34.30 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 4.80 |
Overwatch (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 287.00 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 207.00 |
High, 1920x1080 | 95.80 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 55.20 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 28.80 |
Doom (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 110.00 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 89.90 |
High, 1920x1080 | 49.10 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 38.80 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 14.20 |
Hitman 2016 (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 79.10 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 76.00 |
High, 1920x1080 | 29.30 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 25.60 |
The Division (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 102.00 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 74.10 |
High, 1920x1080 | 35.40 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 27.30 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 12.90 |
Far Cry Primal (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 110.00 |
Medium, 1920x1080 | 51.00 |
High, 1920x1080 | 46.00 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 32.00 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 12.00 |
XCOM 2 (2016)
Low, 1280x720 | 113.00 |
Medium, 1920x1080 | 47.30 |
High, 1920x1080 | 29.50 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 13.80 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 6.50 |
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
Low, 1024x768 | 105.00 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 66.30 |
High, 1920x1080 | 38.80 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 30.60 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 13.00 |
Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 212.10 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 137.60 |
High, 1920x1080 | 74.20 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 46.60 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 18.80 |
Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 89.30 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 70.30 |
High, 1920x1080 | 41.60 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 4.70 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 11.30 |
Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 197.80 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 127.40 |
High, 1920x1080 | 60.80 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 52.00 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 17.70 |
Fallout 4 (2015)
Low, 1280x720 | 142.80 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 87.40 |
High, 1920x1080 | 46.90 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 37.80 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 14.90 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 122.60 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 99.90 |
High, 1920x1080 | 50.60 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 38.20 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 14.80 |
Anno 2205 (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 144.60 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 88.60 |
High, 1920x1080 | 40.30 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 13.30 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 14.40 |
The Witcher 3 (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 120.40 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 71.90 |
High, 1920x1080 | 38.00 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 20.50 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 12.70 |
Dirt Rally (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 411.50 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 156.70 |
High, 1920x1080 | 108.30 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 50.30 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 37.30 |
GTA V (2015)
Low, 1024x768 | 150.20 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 142.00 |
High, 1920x1080 | 64.30 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 9.90 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 28.30 |
Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 154.40 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 127.50 |
High, 1920x1080 | 47.60 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 31.00 |
Far Cry 4 (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 101.30 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 96.10 |
High, 1920x1080 | 52.30 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 39.40 |
Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 99.80 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 68.30 |
High, 1920x1080 | 41.20 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 18.00 |
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 183.00 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 125.60 |
High, 1920x1080 | 61.90 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 33.70 |
Alien: Isolation (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 264.40 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 182.30 |
High, 1920x1080 | 92.10 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 66.00 |
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
Low, 1280x720 | 174.30 |
Medium, 1344x756 | 110.00 |
High, 1920x1080 | 60.10 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 40.30 |
Sims 4 (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 198.30 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 131.80 |
High, 1920x1080 | 95.30 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 85.40 |
Thief (2014)
Low, 1024x768 | 101.90 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 89.20 |
High, 1366x768 | 78.40 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 40.40 |
Battlefield 4 (2013)
Low, 1024x768 | 199.70 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 176.70 |
High, 1366x768 | 123.40 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 48.00 |
4K, 3840x2160 | 23.40 |
Metro: Last Light (2013)
Low, 1024x768 | 131.00 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 127.40 |
High, 1366x768 | 87.70 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 45.70 |
BioShock Infinite (2013)
Low, 1280x720 | 269.70 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 184.30 |
High, 1366x768 | 164.00 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 63.20 |
Tomb Raider (2013)
Low, 1024x768 | 454.50 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 255.40 |
High, 1366x768 | 163.70 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 74.90 |
Crysis 3 (2013)
Low, 1024x768 | 138.60 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 112.30 |
High, 1366x768 | 78.80 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 29.00 |
Specifications (specs)
Essentials |
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Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
Code name | GM206 |
Launch date | 20 August 2015 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $159 |
Place in performance rating | 540 |
Price now | $194.44 |
Type | Desktop |
Value for money (0-100) | 30.06 |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1188 MHz |
Core clock speed | 1024 MHz |
CUDA cores | 768 |
Floating-point performance | 1,825 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 768 |
Texture fill rate | 49.2 billion / sec |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 90 Watt |
Transistor count | 2,940 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Audio input for HDMI | Internal |
Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 |
G-SYNC support | |
HDCP | |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 |
Multi monitor support | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 |
Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 7.938" (20.2 cm) |
Recommended system power (PSU) | 350 Watt |
SLI options | 2x |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pins |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) |
OpenGL | 4.5 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 105.6 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 6.6 GB/s |
Memory type | GDDR5 |
Shared memory | 0 |
Technologies |
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3D Vision | |
Adaptive Vertical Sync | |
CUDA | |
GameStream | |
GameWorks | |
GeForce Experience | |
GeForce ShadowPlay | |
GPU Boost | |
SLI | |
Surround |