NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 vs NVIDIA Quadro K5200

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 and NVIDIA Quadro K5200 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 54% higher core clock speed: 1024 MHz vs 667 MHz
  • Around 54% higher boost clock speed: 1188 MHz vs 771 MHz
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 643 vs 541
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 60.473 vs 47.147
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.279 vs 3.996
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 231.508 vs 115.307
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6803 vs 5946
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6803 vs 5946
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 20 August 2015 vs 22 July 2014
Core clock speed 1024 MHz vs 667 MHz
Boost clock speed 1188 MHz vs 771 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 643 vs 541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 60.473 vs 47.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.279 vs 3.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 231.508 vs 115.307
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6803 vs 5946
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6803 vs 5946
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3353

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K5200

  • 3x more texture fill rate: 148.0 GTexel / s vs 49.2 billion / sec
  • 3x more pipelines: 2304 vs 768
  • Around 95% better floating-point performance: 3,553 gflops vs 1,825 gflops
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2 GB
  • 1001.3x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 6.6 GB/s
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6092 vs 5336
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 19628 vs 16712
  • Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1278.433 vs 758.865
  • Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 50.08 vs 29.738
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 148.0 GTexel / s vs 49.2 billion / sec
Pipelines 2304 vs 768
Floating-point performance 3,553 gflops vs 1,825 gflops
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz vs 6.6 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 6092 vs 5336
Geekbench - OpenCL 19628 vs 16712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1278.433 vs 758.865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 50.08 vs 29.738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3708 vs 3697
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3708 vs 3697

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K5200

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
5336
6092
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
643
541
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
16712
19628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
60.473
47.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
758.865
1278.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.279
3.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
29.738
50.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
231.508
115.307
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6803
5946
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3697
3708
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6803
5946
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3697
3708
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3353
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 NVIDIA Quadro K5200
PassMark - G3D Mark 5336 6092
PassMark - G2D Mark 643 541
Geekbench - OpenCL 16712 19628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 60.473 47.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 758.865 1278.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.279 3.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 29.738 50.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 231.508 115.307
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6803 5946
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3697 3708
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6803 5946
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3697 3708
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3353
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1862

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 NVIDIA Quadro K5200

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Kepler
Code name GM206 GK110B
Launch date 20 August 2015 22 July 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $159 $1,699.74
Place in performance rating 540 541
Price now $194.44 $523.66
Type Desktop Workstation
Value for money (0-100) 30.06 14.51

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1188 MHz 771 MHz
Core clock speed 1024 MHz 667 MHz
CUDA cores 768
Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops 3,553 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 768 2304
Texture fill rate 49.2 billion / sec 148.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 2,940 million 7,080 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 2x DVI, 2x 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 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB / s 192.3 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s 6008 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