NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 OEM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE 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: 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 OEM

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 95% higher texture fill rate: 60.8 GTexel / s vs 31.2 billion / sec
  • 3.6x more pipelines: 1024 vs 288
  • 2.6x better floating-point performance: 1,946 gflops vs 748.8 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • 2.9x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 1700 MHz
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 56.869 vs 18.62
  • Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 917.535 vs 635.018
  • Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.351 vs 1.755
  • Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 37.323 vs 24.476
  • Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 86.304 vs 48.203
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 January 2016 vs 15 November 2010
Texture fill rate 60.8 GTexel / s vs 31.2 billion / sec
Pipelines 1024 vs 288
Floating-point performance 1,946 gflops vs 748.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 1700 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 56.869 vs 18.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 917.535 vs 635.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.351 vs 1.755
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 37.323 vs 24.476
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 86.304 vs 48.203

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

  • Around 41% higher core clock speed: 1300 MHz vs 924 MHz
Core clock speed 1300 MHz vs 924 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 OEM
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
56.869
18.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
917.535
635.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.351
1.755
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
37.323
24.476
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
86.304
48.203
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 OEM NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 56.869 18.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 917.535 635.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.351 1.755
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 37.323 24.476
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 86.304 48.203
PassMark - G3D Mark 2011
PassMark - G2D Mark 368
Geekbench - OpenCL 6513
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3044
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3491
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3108
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3044
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3491
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3108

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 OEM NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Fermi
Code name GM206 GF104
Launch date 1 January 2016 15 November 2010
Place in performance rating 1174 931
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $160
Price now $159.99
Value for money (0-100) 15.95

Technical info

Boost clock speed 950 MHz
Core clock speed 924 MHz 1300 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,946 gflops 748.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 1024 288
Texture fill rate 60.8 GTexel / s 31.2 billion / sec
Transistor count 2,940 million 1,950 million
CUDA cores 288
Maximum GPU temperature 104 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, 2 x Dual-Link DVI-I1 x Mini HDMI
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Number of display connectors 2

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 6-pin & 6-pin
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
SLI options 2-way

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB / s 108.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1700 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround