NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 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

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 9% higher boost clock speed: 1188 MHz vs 1085 MHz
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 230 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 642 vs 561
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 60.473 vs 49.824
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 231.508 vs 103.884

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 August 2015 vs 30 May 2013
Boost clock speed	1188 MHz vs 1085 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	642 vs 561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	60.473 vs 49.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	231.508 vs 103.884
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3697 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3697 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3340

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Around 2% higher core clock speed: 1046 MHz vs 1024 MHz
2.7x more texture fill rate: 134 billion / sec vs 49.2 billion / sec
2x more pipelines: 1536 vs 768
Around 83% better floating-point performance: 3,333 gflops vs 1,825 gflops
1168.7x more memory clock speed: 7012 MHz vs 6.6 GB/s
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5926 vs 5343
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17999 vs 16715
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1089.67 vs 758.865
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.899 vs 4.279
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 44.06 vs 29.738
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7412 vs 6803
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7412 vs 6803
Around 16% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2153 vs 1863

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1046 MHz vs 1024 MHz
Texture fill rate	134 billion / sec vs 49.2 billion / sec
Pipelines	1536 vs 768
Floating-point performance	3,333 gflops vs 1,825 gflops
Memory clock speed	7012 MHz vs 6.6 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5926 vs 5343
Geekbench - OpenCL	17999 vs 16715
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1089.67 vs 758.865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.899 vs 4.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	44.06 vs 29.738
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7412 vs 6803
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7412 vs 6803
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2153 vs 1863

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5343

5926

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

642

561

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

16715

17999

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

60.473

49.824

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

758.865

1089.67

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.279

4.899

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

29.738

44.06

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

231.508

103.884

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6803

7412

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3697

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3340

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6803

7412

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3697

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3340

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1863

2153

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
PassMark - G3D Mark	5343	5926
PassMark - G2D Mark	642	561
Geekbench - OpenCL	16715	17999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	60.473	49.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	758.865	1089.67
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.279	4.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	29.738	44.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	231.508	103.884
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6803	7412
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3697	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6803	7412
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3697	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1863	2153

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	Kepler
Code name	GM206	GK104
Launch date	20 August 2015	30 May 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	$399
Place in performance rating	533	534
Price now	$194.44	$449.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	30.06	15.45
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1188 MHz	1085 MHz
Core clock speed	1024 MHz	1046 MHz
CUDA cores	768	1536
Floating-point performance	1,825 gflops	3,333 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	1536
Texture fill rate	49.2 billion / sec	134 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	230 Watt
Transistor count	2,940 million	3,540 million
Maximum GPU temperature		98 °C
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	7.938" (20.2 cm)	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	350 Watt
SLI options	2x
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins	One 8-pin and one 6-pin
Minimum recommended system power		600 Watt
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	105.6 GB / s	224.3 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.6 GB/s	7012 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
3D Gaming
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
Blu Ray 3D
FXAA
PhysX
TXAA