NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M videocard review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M

GeForce GTX 950M videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 13 March 2015. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on Maxwell microarchitecture codenamed GM107.

Core clock speed - 914 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1124 MHz. Texture fill rate - 44.96 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 640. Floating-point performance - 1,439 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 1,870 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 75 Watt.

Memory type: DDR3 or GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 4 GB. Memory bus width - 128 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1000 or 2500 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 32 or 80 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38582
2585
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
217
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345616
9728
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
42.396 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
373.644 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
2.540 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
39.412 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
139.158 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
4148 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3715 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3358 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
4148.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3715.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3358.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
3350
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 2585
PassMark - G2D Mark 217
Geekbench - OpenCL 9728
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 42.396 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 373.644 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 2.540 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 39.412 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 139.158 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 4148 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3715 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3358 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 4148.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3715.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3358.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3350

Games performance

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72079.90
Medium, 1920x108038.40
High, 1920x108028.80
Ultra, 1920x108018.50
QHD, 2560x144012.60

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x72098.10
Medium, 1920x108037.50
High, 1920x108020.50
Ultra, 1920x108014.80
QHD, 2560x144010.00

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

Medium, 1920x108048.00
High, 1920x108037.70
Ultra, 1920x108033.20
QHD, 2560x144018.60
4K, 3840x216018.40

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72048.90
Medium, 1920x108047.40
High, 1920x108013.90
Ultra, 1920x108010.30

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x72049.40
Medium, 1920x108014.40

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x720101.40
Medium, 1920x108031.20
High, 1920x108019.10
Ultra, 1920x108013.20

League of Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x720110.30
Medium, 1920x108081.00
High, 1920x108075.50
Ultra, 1920x108075.90
QHD, 2560x144060.90
4K, 3840x216040.40

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72084.00
Medium, 1920x108038.80
High, 1920x108034.30
Ultra, 1920x108019.00
QHD, 2560x144014.50
4K, 3840x21607.50

Rage 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72022.40
Medium, 1920x108013.10

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x72052.80
Medium, 1920x108026.70
High, 1920x108015.90

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72049.00
Medium, 1920x108024.00
High, 1920x108017.00
Ultra, 1920x108012.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72067.90
Medium, 1920x108037.34
High, 1920x108032.48

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x72029.67
Medium, 1920x108013.93

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x72026.00
Medium, 1920x108022.00
High, 1920x108020.00
Ultra, 1920x108019.00

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x768246.40
Medium, 1920x108075.10
Ultra, 1920x108026.00
QHD, 2560x144019.00
4K, 3840x21608.90

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72039.80
Medium, 1920x108024.40
High, 1920x108019.40
Ultra, 1920x108018.80

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x720124.00
Medium, 1920x108051.00
High, 1920x108043.00
Ultra, 1920x108029.00

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x720122.10
Medium, 1920x108058.50
High, 1920x108035.90
Ultra, 1920x108026.50

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x72068.10
Medium, 1920x108031.00
High, 1920x108025.70
Ultra, 1920x108019.80

Fallout 76 (2018)

Low, 1280x72056.50
Medium, 1920x108029.60
High, 1920x108025.65
Ultra, 1920x108025.00

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72032.45
Medium, 1920x108018.05
High, 1920x108015.80
Ultra, 1920x108014.65

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72064.00
Medium, 1920x108024.10

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x72044.00
Medium, 1920x108023.00
High, 1920x108019.00
Ultra, 1920x108011.00

FIFA 19 (2018)

Ultra, 1920x108051.40
QHD, 2560x144035.20
4K, 3840x216019.60

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72050.00
Medium, 1920x108019.00
High, 1920x108016.00
Ultra, 1920x108014.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72077.00
Medium, 1920x108042.80
High, 1920x108032.40
Ultra, 1920x108018.70
QHD, 2560x144014.90

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x72052.00
Medium, 1920x108020.50

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72059.60
Medium, 1920x108025.80
High, 1920x108023.30
Ultra, 1920x108021.20
QHD, 2560x144013.10
4K, 3840x21606.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x72047.00
Medium, 1920x108023.00
High, 1920x108021.00
Ultra, 1920x108019.00
QHD, 2560x144012.00
4K, 3840x21606.00

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x72055.60
Medium, 1920x108023.80
High, 1920x108019.80
Ultra, 1920x108015.00

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x72038.00
Medium, 1920x108019.00
High, 1920x108011.90

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x720196.00
Medium, 1920x108065.00
High, 1920x108023.80
Ultra, 1920x108021.80

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72097.00
Medium, 1920x108030.70
High, 1920x108025.40
Ultra, 1920x108020.10
4K, 3840x21603.50

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Low, 1280x72064.00
Medium, 1920x108032.70
High, 1920x108027.50
Ultra, 1920x108025.40

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Low, 1280x720106.00
Medium, 1920x108064.00
High, 1920x108030.30
Ultra, 1920x108021.60

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x72047.00
Medium, 1920x108025.00
High, 1920x108021.00
Ultra, 1920x108016.00

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017)

Low, 1280x72052.60
Medium, 1920x108012.90

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72062.50
Medium, 1920x108035.70
High, 1920x108031.50
Ultra, 1920x108024.70
QHD, 2560x144015.70
4K, 3840x216015.70

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x72049.50
Medium, 1920x108025.60
High, 1920x108021.10
Ultra, 1920x108015.10

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72036.60
Medium, 1920x108019.60
High, 1920x108017.30

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72073.00
Medium, 1920x108031.00
High, 1920x108022.00
Ultra, 1920x108015.00

FIFA 18 (2017)

Low, 1280x720191.00
Medium, 1920x1080121.00
High, 1920x108093.00
Ultra, 1920x108076.10

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Low, 1280x72053.70
Medium, 1920x108015.30
High, 1920x108010.30

F1 2017 (2017)

Medium, 1920x108043.00
High, 1920x108034.00
Ultra, 1920x108020.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x72074.00
Medium, 1920x108026.40

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108034.10
4K, 3820x216034.10

Dirt 4 (2017)

High, 1920x108034.10
Ultra, 1920x108017.20

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x720143.20
Medium, 1920x108054.80
High, 1920x108054.37

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x72058.20
Medium, 1920x108026.30
High, 1920x108015.50
Ultra, 1920x108013.30

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x72054.80
Medium, 1920x108023.90
High, 1920x108021.20
Ultra, 1920x10806.20

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72094.00
Medium, 1920x108035.30
High, 1920x108033.20
Ultra, 1920x108022.70

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x720119.00
Medium, 1920x108053.40
High, 1920x108032.20
Ultra, 1920x108016.10

Dishonored 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72034.70
Medium, 1366x76832.30
High, 1920x108023.60
Ultra, 1920x108021.80

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

Low, 1280x72065.10
Medium, 1366x76857.30
High, 1920x108031.90
Ultra, 1920x108028.00

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72095.00
Medium, 1366x76869.00
High, 1920x108029.70
Ultra, 1920x108025.30

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x720185.00
Medium, 1366x768155.00
High, 1920x108065.40
Ultra, 1920x108042.80
4K, 3840x216018.00

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76860.40
Medium, 1366x76846.40
High, 1920x108025.90
Ultra, 1920x108019.80

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x72097.00
Medium, 1366x76875.00
High, 1920x108034.30
Ultra, 1920x108030.20
4K, 3840x216011.90

Mafia 3 (2016)

Low, 1280x72031.50
Medium, 1366x76819.20
High, 1920x10809.90

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72033.60
Medium, 1366x76827.10
High, 1920x108015.00

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x72069.30
Medium, 1366x76853.80
High, 1920x108024.50
Ultra, 1920x108019.50

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x720152.70
Medium, 1366x768107.40
High, 1920x108065.25
Ultra, 1920x108033.40

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72062.00
Medium, 1366x76851.00
High, 1920x108028.60
Ultra, 1920x108021.90

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x76833.20
Medium, 1920x108017.30
High, 1920x108015.60

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x72038.20
Medium, 1366x76834.60
High, 1920x108016.30
Ultra, 1920x108017.30

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72054.50
Medium, 1366x76839.57
High, 1920x108018.92
Ultra, 1920x108014.21

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72053.50
Medium, 1920x108024.50
High, 1920x108022.00
Ultra, 1920x108016.50

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72060.60
Medium, 1920x108023.30
High, 1920x108014.65
Ultra, 1920x10806.70

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76858.40
Medium, 1366x76835.59
High, 1920x108021.00
Ultra, 1920x108017.05

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x768110.60
Medium, 1366x76870.00
High, 1920x108038.40
Ultra, 1920x108028.25

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x76838.75
Medium, 1366x76832.35
High, 1920x108019.50

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x768101.20
Medium, 1366x76859.80
High, 1920x108026.80
Ultra, 1920x108023.30

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x72068.05
Medium, 1366x76841.00
High, 1920x108022.40
Ultra, 1920x108018.80

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76880.95
Medium, 1366x76851.80
High, 1920x108024.85
Ultra, 1920x108021.70

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76885.00
Medium, 1366x76842.60
High, 1920x108019.60
Ultra, 1920x10808.85

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x768106.05
Medium, 1366x76895.85
High, 1920x108067.25

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720105.80
Medium, 1366x76896.50
High, 1920x108073.20
Ultra, 1920x108066.70

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76857.80
Medium, 1366x76836.07
High, 1920x108019.20
Ultra, 1920x108010.71

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768162.85
Medium, 1366x76884.65
High, 1920x108046.40
Ultra, 1920x108022.70

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76884.70
Medium, 1366x76871.40
High, 1920x108027.83
Ultra, 1920x108011.80

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76846.70
Medium, 1366x76840.90
High, 1920x108023.60
Ultra, 1920x108016.40

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76866.90
Medium, 1366x76856.40
High, 1920x108025.95
Ultra, 1920x108020.50

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x76844.05
Medium, 1366x76830.60
High, 1920x108016.05
Ultra, 1920x10808.40

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x768111.90
Medium, 1366x76862.80
High, 1920x108036.40
Ultra, 1920x108019.35

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x768116.40
Medium, 1366x76887.00
High, 1920x108044.80
Ultra, 1920x108032.00

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72080.85
Medium, 1344x75654.75
High, 1920x108028.45
Ultra, 1920x108020.60

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768166.35
Medium, 1366x76893.05
High, 1920x108055.30
Ultra, 1920x108046.20

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1280x72060.00
High, 1920x108044.00

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76864.10
Medium, 1366x76849.45
High, 1366x76840.70
Ultra, 1920x108019.50

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768110.80
Medium, 1366x76878.60
High, 1366x76857.50
Ultra, 1920x108023.50
4K, 3840x216010.90

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76847.25
Medium, 1366x76840.03
High, 1366x76827.41
Ultra, 1920x108016.89

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76861.00
Medium, 1366x76867.80
High, 1366x76842.10
Ultra, 1920x108022.40

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720135.70
Medium, 1366x76898.35
High, 1366x76886.40
Ultra, 1920x108029.60

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768252.20
Medium, 1366x768139.05
High, 1366x768102.10
Ultra, 1920x108036.75

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768226.70
Medium, 1366x768122.80
High, 1366x76870.55
Ultra, 1920x108033.10

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76879.15
Medium, 1366x76846.95
High, 1366x76834.15
Ultra, 1920x108012.70

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76859.60
Medium, 1366x76857.00
High, 1366x76849.65
Ultra, 1920x108031.20

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768278.20
Medium, 1366x768205.70
High, 1366x768165.60
Ultra, 1920x1080102.90

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell
Code name GM107
Launch date 13 March 2015
Place in performance rating 884
Type Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1124 MHz
Core clock speed 914 MHz
CUDA cores 640
Floating-point performance 1,439 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 640
Texture fill rate 44.96 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt
Transistor count 1,870 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support 1
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support 1

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 32 or 80 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory type DDR3 or GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI