GeForce GTX 950A [in 2 benchmarks]
NVIDIA
GeForce GTX 950A
Buy
- Interface MXM-B (3.0)
- Core clock speed 993 MHz
- Max video memory 2 GB
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 2002 MHz
- Maximum resolution
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 950A sales 13 March 2015. This is Maxwell architecture desktop card based on 28 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 2 GB of DDR3 memory clocked at 2 GHz are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 32.03 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is card attached via MXM-B (3.0) interface. No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 75 Watt.
It provides poor gaming and benchmark performance at
6. 39%
of a leader’s which is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.
GeForce GTX
950A
vs
GeForce RTX
4090
General info
Some basic facts about GeForce GTX 950A: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance rating | 469 | |
| Value for money | 0.28 | |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | |
| GPU code name | GM107 | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (7 years ago) | |
| Current price | $1099 | of 49999 (A100 SXM4) |
Value for money
To calculate the index we compare the characteristics of graphics cards against their prices.
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Technical specs
GeForce GTX 950A’s general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 950A’s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | of 18432 (AD102) |
| Core clock speed | 993 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX) |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080 Ti) |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 75 Watt | of 900 (Tesla S2050) |
| Texture fill rate | 44. 96 |
of 969.9 (h200 SXM5 96 GB) |
| Floating-point performance | 1,271 gflops | of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo) |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on GeForce GTX 950A’s compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it’s interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | |
| Width | MXM Module |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 950A: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | DDR3 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | of 22400 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Memory bandwidth | 32. 03 GB/s |
of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260) |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 950A. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | No outputs |
API support
APIs supported by GeForce GTX 950A, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | |
| CUDA | 5. 0 |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance of GeForce GTX 950A. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
GTX 950A
6.39
- Passmark
- GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 26%
GTX 950A
2499
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU’s processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
GTX 950A
10489
Is GeForce GTX 950A good for gaming?
Let’s see how good GeForce GTX 950A is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall GeForce GTX 950A performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop video cards.
AMD Radeon HD 6850 X2
101.
41
AMD FireStream 9370
101.1
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
100.47
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950A
100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960A
96.4
Intel UHD Graphics 770
94.99
AMD Radeon RX 550X
94.84
AMD equivalent
The nearest GeForce GTX 950A’s AMD equivalent is FireStream 9370, which is faster by 1% and higher by 6 positions in our performance rating.
FireStream
9370
Compare
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 950A:
AMD Radeon HD 6950
105.
48
AMD Radeon HD 6850 X2
101.41
AMD FireStream 9370
101.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950A
100
AMD Radeon RX 550X
94.84
AMD Radeon R7 250X
90.77
ATI Radeon HD 5970
90.77
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Recommended processors
These processors are most commonly used with GeForce GTX 950A according to our statistics.
Core i5
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9.3%
Core i7
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9.3%
Core i3
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7.4%
Core i5
2500K
3.7%
Core i5
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Core i5
1135G7
3.7%
Xeon
E5450
1.9%
EPYC
7402P
1.
9%
FX
8350
1.9%
Core i3
4350T
1.9%
User rating
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Video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Characteristics
Drivers
Price
Gaming performance
Tests
| Name: | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
| Series: | GeForce 900 |
| GPU architecture: | Maxwell |
| GPU model: | GM206-250 |
| CUDA cores: | 768 |
| Base clock (Boost): | 1024 MHz (1188 MHz) |
| Memory speed: | 6. 6Gbps |
| Memory: | 2 Gb GDDR5 (128-bit) |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9 graphics card50 is based on a 28 nm process and is based on the GM206-250 GPU.
The card supports Directx 12 (API). NVIDIA placed 2048 megabytes of GDDR5 RAM, which is connected using a 128-bit interface.
The graphics processor operates at 1024 MHz, which can be increased to 1188 MHz. The number of CUDA cores is 768, with a speed of 6600 Mbps and a throughput of 105.5 Gbps.
The power consumption of the video card is 90W, and the recommended power supply is 350W.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 supports Microsoft DirectX 12 (API) and OpenGL 4.5.
Specifications for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
| GPU specifications: | |
|---|---|
| Model: | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
| Series: | GeForce 900 |
| GPU model: | GM206-250 |
| Architecture: | Maxwell |
| Process: | 28nm |
| CUDA cores: | 768 |
| Graphics Processing Unit (GPC): | 2 |
| Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs): | 6 |
| Texture units (TMUs): | 48 |
| Base clock: | 1024 MHz |
| Boost clock speed (Boost): | |
| Number of transistors: | 2. 9 billion |
| Memory specifications: | |
|---|---|
| Memory capacity: | 2 Gb |
| Memory type: | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus: | 128-bit |
| Memory speed: | 6600 Mbps (6.6 Gbps) |
| Capacity: | 105.5 Gbps |
| Texture Fill Rate: | 49.2 GTexel/s |
| Display support: | |
|---|---|
| Maximum digital resolution: | 5120×3200@60Hz DisplayPort |
| Maximum VGA resolution: | 2048×1536 |
| Multiple monitor support: | Yes |
| HDCP: | Yes |
| HDMI: | Yes |
| Audio input for HDMI: | Internal |
| Thermal data: | |
|---|---|
| Maximum GPU temperature: | 90℃ |
| Energy consumption (TDP): | 90 W |
| Recommended Nutritional Requirements: | 350 W |
| Additional power connectors: | 6-Pin |
| Video card dimensions: | |
|---|---|
| Height: | 11. 16 cm |
| Length: | 25.24 cm |
| Width: | 2 slots |
| Technologies and capabilities: | |
|---|---|
| SLI: | No |
| V-Sync: | Yes |
| PhysX: | Yes |
| GameStream: | Yes |
| GPU Boost: | 2.0 |
| DirectX: | 12 (API) |
| Vulcan API: | Yes |
| OpenGL: | 4.5 |
| Tire: | PCIe 3.0 |
| OS support: | Microsoft Windows 7-10, Linux, FreeBSDx86 |
Please note: The table shows the reference characteristics of the video card, they may vary by different manufacturers.
New drivers for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 graphics card
GeForce Game Ready Driver Desktop:
Operating System:
Windows 11
Windows 8 64-Bit
Windows 7 64-Bit
Updated:
12/01/2022
License:
Free
License Agreement
Driver Information:
Release Notes (v472.
12) (PDF)
Control Panel User’s Guide (PDF)
The GeForce Game Ready Driver version 474.06 WHQL is also suitable for all video cards from affiliated manufacturers: Asus, Gigabyte, Zotac, MSI, Palit and so on.
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version:
391.35 WHQL
Date of Output:
March 27, 2018
Download [347.42 MB]
Status:
Operating system:
Windows 8 32-bit, 8.1 32-bit, 7 32-bit
version:
391.35 WHQL
Release Date:
27
90 329.12 MB]
Status:
Obsolete
Operating system:
Windows 8 64-bit, 8.1 64-bit, 7 64 -by
version:
391.35 WhQL
9037 9037 Release:
5 247 MARD [403.45 MB]
Status:
Outdated
Operating system:
Windows XP 32-bit
Version:
368.
81 WHQL
Driver for video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 is downloaded from the official website!
Or use the GeForce Experience program — it will automatically select the necessary driver for your video card.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 gaming performance:
Average fps when testing NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 graphics card at 1080p with maximum settings in popular games:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
nine0315 124 fps
Overwatch
36fps
Overwatch
66fps
League of Legends
136fps
The Witcher 3 — Wild Hunt
33fps
DOTA2
96fps
World of Tanks
66fps
Battlefield 4
51 fps
Data provided by UserBenchmark
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 performance and benchmarks |
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