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GTX 950

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Release date: Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 26% (161st of 689)

Based on 119,522 user benchmarks.  Device: 10DE 1402 Model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

The GTX 950 is Nvidia's latest Maxwell card which is based on a GTX 960 but with 25% fewer CUDA cores and 25% fewer texture units. Comparing the GTX 960 and 950 shows that, as expected, effective speed has been reduced by 25%. The GTX 950 is positioned above GTX 750 Ti which is Nvidia's energy efficient mass market GPU. Comparing the 750 Ti and 950 shows that 950 is nearly 50% faster but it's also priced 50% higher so the 950 doesn't offer improved value for money. Gaming performance for the GTX 950 at resolutions up to 1080p on high/ultra settings will be satisfactory most of the time. That said, the GTX 950 is priced on the high side ($160). At present the GTX 960 ($171) offers 25% better performance for just 7% more money. See a current list of the best value graphics cards here. [Aug '15 GPUPro]

Poor: 23%Average: 26% Great: 29%

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Very poor average bench

The Nvidia GTX 950 averaged 74.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat) 32.1fps
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy) 31.8fps

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvidia GTX 950 is just 5.96%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the Nvidia GTX 950 performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) 38.2fps
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones) 30.4fps
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Average Bench

(Based on 119,522 samples)
Rank 16126%
Min Avg Max
27.7 Lighting 32.1 36.4
33.5 Reflection 38.2 47.7
27.3 Parallax 30.4 33.5
25.9% 33.6 fps
Min Avg Max
32.2 MRender 34.6 36.3
28.3 Gravity 31.8 35
23.3 Splatting 27.4 31.2
26% 31.3 fps
User Benchmarks Bench 3D DX9 3D DX10 3D DX11
The fastest GPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
EVGA(3842 2951)
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.94
26.9% Poor
Lighting 33.5
Reflection 38.7
Parallax 30.9
27% 34.4 fps
MRender 33.9
Gravity 33
Splatting 29.3
27% 32.1 fps
Device(0000 0000) 2GB
CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 527.56
23.9% Poor
Lighting 29.3
Reflection 33.9
Parallax 27.7
24% 30.3 fps
MRender 32.1
Gravity 29.7
Splatting 25.9
24% 29.2 fps
Device(0000 0000) 2GB
CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.94
23.7% Poor
Lighting 29
Reflection 33.9
Parallax 27.5
23% 30.1 fps
MRender 31.7
Gravity 29.3
Splatting 25.8
24% 28.9 fps
Gigabyte(1458 36D9) 2GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.94
22.9% Poor
Lighting 27.3
Reflection 34.8
Parallax 28.3
22% 30.1 fps
MRender 35.1
Gravity 28.5
Splatting 26.5
24% 30 fps
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 57,006,516 GPUs tested.

 Popular Cards

Based on statistics from 119,522 user benchmarks.

Hardware Id Samples Bench ± SD Model / Price (MSRP ≈ $165 @ launch in Aug '15)
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Asus(1043 8554) 11% 27% ± 1%
Asus GTX 950 2GB STRIX GAMING
STRIX-GTX950-DC2OC-2GD5-GAMING
AmazonUS $2002 years
MSI(1462 3208) 9% 27% ± 1%
MSI GTX 950 2GB GAMING
GTX 950 GAMING 2G
Gigabyte(1458 36C5) 8% 26% ± 1%
Gigabyte GTX 950 2GB Windforce
GV-N950WF2OC-2GD
AmazonUS $2804 years
Gigabyte(1458 36C3) 8% 25% ± 1%
MSI(1462 8C92) 5% 25% ± 1%
MSI GTX 950 2GB OC
GTX 950 2GD5 OC
EVGA(3842 2956) 5% 28% ± 1%
Zotac(19DA 1376) 5% 26% ± 1%
Zotac GTX 950 2GB
ZT-90601-10L
EbayUS $1007 months
AmazonUS $2614 years
Zotac GTX 950 2GB OC
ZT-90602-10M
AmazonUS $2794 years
Zotac GTX 950 2GB AMP!
ZT-90603-10M
AmazonUS $1765 years
EVGA(3842 2951) 4% 27% ± 2%
EVGA GTX 950 2GB SC
02G-P4-2951-KR
Asus(1043 86DC) 3% 25% ± 1%
Asus(1043 8569) 3% 25% ± 1%
Nvidia(10DE 1402) 3% 25% ± 1%
EVGA(3842 2957) 3% 28% ± 1%
EVGA GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX
02G-P4-2957-KR
AmazonUS $31921 months
EVGA(3842 2958) 3% 28% ± 1%
EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB ACX 2.0
02G-P4-2958-KR
AmazonUS $5033 months
MSI(1462 320A) 2% 25% ± 1%
Asus(1043 8553) 2% 24% ± 1%
Gigabyte(1458 36C7) 2% 29% ± 1%
Gigabyte GTX 950 2GB XTREME
GV-N950XTREME-2GD
AmazonUS $1775 years
Asus(1043 8586) 2% 23% ± 0%
Nvidia(10DE 1139) 2% 28% ± 1%
Asus(1043 858D) 1% 23% ± 1%
EVGA(3842 2959) 1% 28% ± 1%
Asus(1043 8555) 1% 24% ± 1%
PNY(196E 139F) 1% 25% ± 1%
Dell(1028 1139) 1% 24% ± 1%
Asus(1043 8558) 1% 25% ± 1%
Asus(1043 8557) 1% 24% ± 1%
Sapphire(174B 3376) 1% 24% ± 1%
Gigabyte(1458 36DF) 1% 26% ± 1%
Asus(1043 8585) 1% 24% ± 2%
HP(103C 82DF) 1% 22% ± 1%
EVGA(3842 1950) 1% 26% ± 1%
Asus(1043 8581) 1% 23% ± 1%
Asus(1043 8573) 1% 27% ± 1%
EVGA(3842 1955) 1% 25% ± 2%
EVGA(3842 0956) 0% 24% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 36D9) 0% 23% ± 0%
EVGA(3842 0958) 0% 23% ± 1%
Device(1B4C 1139) 0% 27% ± 1%
Zotac(19DA 2376) 0% 29% ± 0%
Device(0000 0000) 0% 25% ± 0%
Gainward(10B0 1402) 0% 25% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 36D4) 0% 25% ± 0%
Device(7377 0000) 0% 25% ± 0%
Nvidia(10DE 11A9) 0% 24% ± 3%
Zotac(19DA 3378) 0% 24% ± 0%
EVGA(3842 1953) 0% 25% ± 1%
EVGA(3842 1958) 0% 25% ± 0%
Gigabyte(1458 36D5) 0% 30% ± 0%
MSI(1462 3207) 0% 27% ± 0%
Device(BEAD 0000) 0% 28% ± 0%
Asus(1043 8556) 0% 27% ± 0%
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Gaming 19%
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Desktop 70%
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Workstation 15%
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System: Asus G11CD

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel  $170Bench 61%, 171,457 samples777x
Core i7-6700Intel  $275Bench 72%, 282,363 samples489x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $163Bench 80%, 602,911 samples29x
GPU
GTX 950Nvidia  $100Bench 26%, 119,522 samples122x
SSD
SD8SB8U512G1002 512GBSandiskBench 81%, 2,367 samples98x
SD8SBAT128G1002 128GBSandiskBench 58%, 3,654 samples50x
HFS256G32MND-2200A 256GBBench 70%, 3,087 samples49x
RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 16,202 samples215x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples214x
ASU21D4U5S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 67%, 1,185 samples80x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $270

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 Comments

GPUPro
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1,592

Official site www.geforce.co.uk/...

Added 7 years ago.
USA-User
Avatar level
9,020

Good (edit your comment) Add link

7 days ago.

Lasted me 6 years. When I first got it, it ran most games at medium to low settings at a pretty stable 50-60 fps. As time has gone on, however, it has struggled to keep up with newer and/or updated games. I will be upgrading soon, but I will never forget all of the work the 950 has put in for me. Definitely worth getting as an entry-level gaming GPU if you're on a super strict budget and aren't worried about brand new AAA games or running high-ultra settings!

CAN-User
Avatar level
4,614

Good

1 month ago.

Great budget card for gamers who want to play mid-tier games. Can run minecraft mods, 20-40 fps with shaders. I was very surprised when i played destiny 2 with it and has no problems when playing. Not the greatest when playing warzone, getting only 20-40 frames with low settings. Overall 4/5 stars.

IDN-User
Avatar level
4,289

Good

8 days ago.

I Have it i use it i have the msi 750 ti version

IND-User
Avatar level
4,266

Excellent

1 month ago.

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ITA-User
Avatar level
3,793

Good

17 months ago.

got it at a high price, i wasn't informed and right now i can't play most of the game i would like too

MEX-User
Avatar level
3,490

Good

5 months ago.

its been years since I bought it and maybe more since it came out and I still can run almost any game and most of them with very good graphics in 2018

ESP-User
Avatar level
3,475

Poor

4 months ago.

I changed it for 1070 Ti but it did his work very well

GRC-User
Avatar level
2,933

Good

8 months ago.

Great Card for the time, and its not even that bad today in 2018 its somewhere inbetween the GT 1030 and GTX 1050, but considering you can pick it up sometimes with a price of lower of the GT 1030, i would say its a really good bargain

THA-User
Avatar level
2,904

Poor

4 months ago.

ใช้ได้เลยคับ

PAK-User
Avatar level
2,882

Poor

8 days ago.

A pretty good card available at a really cheap and reasonable price.

BGR-User
Avatar level
2,670

Excellent

2 years ago.

it sucks not only because is ddr5 and thats new so is not fixed yet and suck

SWE-User
Avatar level
2,560

Excellent

23 days ago.

old but cheap and still runs good for its money

FIN-User
Avatar level
2,334

Good

7 months ago.

Getting a little outdated, doesnt run games smoothly anymore

HRV-User
Avatar level
2,130

Poor

2 years ago.

great card serving me good for years

SAU-User
Avatar level
1,598

Terrible

15 months ago.

i get 30 fps on games. really old now and not recommend buying it

GPUPro
Avatar level
1,592

Above average

7 years ago.

CRI-User
Avatar level
1,134

Good

22 months ago.

Because i have it and don't have the money to upgrade...

RavenBailiff
Avatar level
316

Poor

3 years ago.

Good value at the time.

NorthStar
Avatar level
54

Excellent

2 years ago.

Great GPU if you can find one for cheaper than $50. While the GTX 950 will not be able to play the newer 2020 and upcoming AAA games at very enjoyable settings, it can play older games such as The Witcher and GTA V and eSport games such as Fortnite and Rainbow Six Siege with no problems. I've recently upgraded a friend's brother's PC from an R7 250 to a GTX 950, and I was pretty satisfied with the result. I was able to run TC:R6S at 1080p120FPS on low settings without any issues or stuttering.

PaulBags
Avatar level
8

Good

6 years ago.

Fine for 1080p@60FPS gaming at mid to low graphic detail. I don't expect this to be too useful for gaming in a couple of years, but with it's low power requirements it'll serve a desktop centred system for a at least a few years longer.

Lmc919
Avatar level
6

Very good

5 years ago.

Very good GPU

Zok1
Avatar level
4

Good

10 months ago.

我是一个来自中国的“垃圾佬”我的电源是300w，因此我只能购买50系列的卡。而950是一个价格合适性能还行的卡

Rayz86
Avatar level
2

Good

4 years ago.

This asus gtx 950 si 2gb 2nd hand unit has sold massively in my country only rm330(79 dollar) great value for its speed. hahahaha

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