NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 vs AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 11% higher core clock speed: 1024 MHz vs 925 MHz
Around 22% higher boost clock speed: 1188 MHz vs 975 MHz
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5339 vs 4470
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6803 vs 2810
Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3697 vs 3264
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6803 vs 2810
Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3697 vs 3264
Around 7% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1871 vs 1745

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 August 2015 vs 19 November 2012
Core clock speed	1024 MHz vs 925 MHz
Boost clock speed	1188 MHz vs 975 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5339 vs 4470
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6803 vs 2810
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3697 vs 3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6803 vs 2810
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3697 vs 3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1871 vs 1745

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

Around 90% higher texture fill rate: 93.6 GTexel / s vs 49.2 billion / sec
2x more pipelines: 1536 vs 768
Around 64% better floating-point performance: 2,995 gflops vs 1,825 gflops
1000x more memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 6.6 GB/s
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 661 vs 644
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 65.399 vs 60.473
Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1230.47 vs 758.865
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.313 vs 4.279
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 78.519 vs 29.738
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 345.793 vs 231.508

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	93.6 GTexel / s vs 49.2 billion / sec
Pipelines	1536 vs 768
Floating-point performance	2,995 gflops vs 1,825 gflops
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz vs 6.6 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	661 vs 644
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.399 vs 60.473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1230.47 vs 758.865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.313 vs 4.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	78.519 vs 29.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	345.793 vs 231.508

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5339

4470

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

644

661

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

60.473

65.399

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

758.865

1230.47

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.279

6.313

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

29.738

78.519

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

231.508

345.793

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6803

2810

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3697

3264

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3354

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6803

2810

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3697

3264

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3354

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1871

1745

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950	AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark	5339	4470
PassMark - G2D Mark	644	661
Geekbench - OpenCL	16110
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	60.473	65.399
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	758.865	1230.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.279	6.313
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	29.738	78.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	231.508	345.793
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6803	2810
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3697	3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6803	2810
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3697	3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1871	1745

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950	AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM206	Tahiti
Launch date	20 August 2015	19 November 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	$270
Place in performance rating	535	537
Price now	$194.44
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	30.06
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1188 MHz	975 MHz
Core clock speed	1024 MHz	925 MHz
CUDA cores	768
Floating-point performance	1,825 gflops	2,995 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	1536
Texture fill rate	49.2 billion / sec	93.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	185 Watt
Transistor count	2,940 million	4,313 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	7.938" (20.2 cm)	267 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	350 Watt
SLI options	2x
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins	2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	105.6 GB / s	192.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.6 GB/s	6000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
SLI
Surround