GTX 950 benchmark with Core i5-13600K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Medium Quality

With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 950 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. The GTX 950 's power requirements are reasonable and it is very efficient compared to the competition. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 950 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

GTX 950 benchmark with Core i5-13600K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Medium Quality
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Price $ 89.0
Year 2015
Maximum Recorded Temperature 73C
Max Fan Noise 39.7dB
Recommended Power Supply 440W
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i5-13600K ($319)
CPU Impact on FPS + 2.9 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % + 10.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Medium Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 89.1 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 67.3 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 59.4 FPS
Average 4K Performance 44.4 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 4.8
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 6.8
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 7.9
4K Cost Per Frame $ 11.2
Series GTX 950
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Overall Combination Score 88/100 Excellent

The GTX 960 might be the entry-level flagship of the latest Maxwell 2.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most budget PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 950 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 159. NVIDIA ’s xx50 cards have always been defined by budget prices with performance that knocks on the door of entry-level graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Maxwell 2.0 graphics card inside the GTX 950, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

The GTX 950 is much more expensive than the GTX 750 as it costs a whopping $ 159. Compare this to the GTX 750, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, which came originally at a price of $ 119, $ 149. Meanwhile, the AMD closest equivalent card is the RX 460 which costs $ 140. Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, RX 460, the GTX 950 was 7.9 % faster.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 61 fps to 61 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 61 fps.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
54.9 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
46.2 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
45.5 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
46.2 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
40.4 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
40.4 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
39.9 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
36.9 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
35.5 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
31.1 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
29.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
29.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
25.6 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
22.0 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
20.7 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the GTX 1050 and the R7 370, falling slower than GTX 1050 by 4.8% and faster than R7 370 by 7.2%. It has a strong relative performance against every graphics card here. It is a close call between the GTX 950 and its rival RX 460 by a small margin.

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
98.4 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
90.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
80.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
84.2 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
71.1 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
66.4 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
64.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
51.6 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the RX 560 and the R7 370, falling slower than RX 560 by 1.7% and faster than R7 370 by 11.1%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the RX 560. The GTX 950 averaged 84.171611784371 fps in , topping the RX 460 by a good margin.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
54.9 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
46.2 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
45.5 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
46.2 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
40.4 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
40.4 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
39.9 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
36.9 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
35.5 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
31.1 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
29.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
29.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
25.6 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
22.0 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
20.7 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the GTX 1050 and the R7 370, falling slower than GTX 1050 by 4.8% and faster than R7 370 by 7.2%. It has a strong relative performance against every graphics card here. It is a close call between the GTX 950 and its rival RX 460 by a small margin.

Grand Theft Auto V (2015)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
94.3 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
88.6 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
81.2 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
79.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
76.5 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
75.5 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
66.4 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
61.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
56.9 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the RX 560 and the RX 460, falling slower than RX 560 by 7.9% and faster than RX 460 by 6.8%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. The GTX 950 averaged 75.530209947435 fps in , topping the RX 460 by a good margin.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
122.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
103.7 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
102.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
104.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
91.3 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
91.3 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
89.9 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
83.7 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
80.3 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
70.6 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
68.0 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
68.0 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
58.4 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
50.4 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
47.8 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the GTX 1050 and the R7 370, falling slower than GTX 1050 by 4.8% and faster than R7 370 by 6.9%. It has a strong relative performance against every graphics card here. It is a close call between the GTX 950 and its rival RX 460 by a small margin.

Game Performance at Medium Quality settings

Change Quality Settings

Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
65
72.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
47
52.9
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
42
46.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
33
37.7
2023 Forspoken
38
42.6
2023 The Callisto Protocol
30
34.4
2023 Dead Space
47
52.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
54
61.1
2023 Armored Core VI
54
61.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
27
31.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
50
55.7
2023 Remnant II
30
34.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
39
43.9
2023 Atomic Heart
39
43.9
2023 Starfield
21
24.4
2022 Elden Ring
51
57.4
2022 God of War
49
54.9
2022 Overwatch 2
82
91.7
2022 F1 22
55
61.6
2022 Dying Light 2
52
58.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
52
58.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
79
88.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
60
67.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
49
55.4
2021 Halo Infinite
39
44.4
2021 Battlefield 2042
66
73.7
2021 Hitman 3
67
75.3
2021 Far Cry 6
63
70.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
68
76.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
69
76.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
41
46.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
28
32.2
2020 Valorant
139
154.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
65
72.5
2020 Death Stranding
73
81.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
51
57.4
2020 Godfall
72
80.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
41
46.2
2019 Apex Legends
72
80.8
2019 Anthem
50
56.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
69
77.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
94
104.8
2019 Metro Exodus
48
54.2
2019 World War Z
80
89.3
2019 Gears of War 5
66
73.7
2019 F1 2019
79
88.6
2019 GreedFall
73
81.2
2019 Borderlands 3
54
60.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
93
104.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
42
47.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
62
69.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
75
84.2
2018 Fallout 76
84
93.7
2018 Hitman 2
68
76.0
2018 Just Cause 4
65
73.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
70
77.8
2018 Strange Brigade
97
108.6
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
87
97.6
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
75
84.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
85
95.4
2017 For Honor
108
120.5
2017 Project CARS 2
82
91.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
95
106.5
2016 Overwatch
108
120.5
2016 Dishonored 2
63
70.4
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
67
75.5
2015 Total War: Attila
60
67.1
2015 Rocket League
248
276.6
2015 Need For Speed
91
101.4
2015 Project CARS
88
98.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
142
158.8
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
86
96.3
2014 Far Cry 4
84
94.1
2014 GRID Autosport
118
131.4
2014 Shadow of Mordor
80
89.7
2014 The Talos Principle
96
107.1
2013 Crysis 3
98
109.0
2013 Battlefield 4
90
100.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
186
207.6
2009 League of Legends
299
333.1

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
43
53.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
31
39.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
29
36.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
23
28.8
2023 Forspoken
23
28.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
19
25.0
2023 Dead Space
29
36.4
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
39
49.3
2023 Armored Core VI
39
49.3
2023 Immortals of Aveum
17
22.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
31
39.3
2023 Remnant II
19
23.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
26
33.3
2023 Atomic Heart
25
32.2
2023 Starfield
17
21.3
2022 Elden Ring
36
45.7
2022 God of War
37
46.8
2022 Overwatch 2
62
78.3
2022 F1 22
31
39.3
2022 Dying Light 2
31
39.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
33
42.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
51
64.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
36
45.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
37
47.3
2021 Halo Infinite
31
39.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
40
50.9
2021 Hitman 3
44
55.2
2021 Far Cry 6
43
53.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
44
55.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
41
52.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
31
39.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
22
27.9
2020 Valorant
102
127.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
46
57.6
2020 Death Stranding
51
64.5
2020 Marvel's Avengers
33
41.8
2020 Godfall
44
55.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
33
42.3
2019 Apex Legends
49
61.3
2019 Anthem
35
44.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
48
60.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
58
73.4
2019 Metro Exodus
33
42.3
2019 World War Z
53
66.9
2019 Gears of War 5
43
54.7
2019 F1 2019
51
64.7
2019 GreedFall
48
60.3
2019 Borderlands 3
34
43.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
61
77.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
31
38.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
43
54.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
57
71.8
2018 Hitman 2
41
51.4
2018 Just Cause 4
44
55.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
44
55.9
2018 Strange Brigade
62
78.3
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
60
75.8
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
46
57.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
56
70.9
2017 For Honor
60
75.5
2017 Project CARS 2
53
66.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
75
95.0
2016 Overwatch
69
86.6
2016 Dishonored 2
47
59.9
2015 Rocket League
111
139.6
2015 Need For Speed
63
79.7
2015 Project CARS
60
76.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
87
109.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
139
175.0
2009 League of Legends
166
208.1

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
40
53.7
2019 Anthem
28
38.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
38
51.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
46
60.8
2019 Metro Exodus
28
37.4
2019 World War Z
43
57.9
2019 Gears of War 5
36
48.6
2019 F1 2019
43
57.6
2019 GreedFall
36
47.5
2019 Borderlands 3
27
36.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
51
67.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
26
34.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
36
48.6
2018 Forza Horizon 4
49
65.2
2018 Hitman 2
34
44.9
2018 Just Cause 4
35
46.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
34
45.7
2018 Strange Brigade
50
66.6
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
49
65.2
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
37
49.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
49
65.2
2017 For Honor
47
62.8
2017 Project CARS 2
49
65.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
71
93.4
2016 Overwatch
55
72.7
2016 Dishonored 2
43
57.6
2015 Rocket League
87
114.6
2015 Need For Speed
54
72.3
2015 Project CARS
53
70.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
67
88.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
134
176.6
2009 League of Legends
125
165.6

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
29
42.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
18
26.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
18
26.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
11
16.3
2023 Forspoken
10
15.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
9
13.4
2023 Dead Space
11
16.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
20
29.9
2023 Armored Core VI
20
29.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
7
11.4
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
16
23.5
2023 Remnant II
8
12.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
12
17.9
2023 Atomic Heart
14
21.3
2023 Starfield
10
15.0
2022 Elden Ring
19
28.2
2022 God of War
26
37.7
2022 Overwatch 2
43
61.8
2022 F1 22
20
29.9
2022 Dying Light 2
20
29.9
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
23
33.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
33
48.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
20
29.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
26
38.0
2021 Halo Infinite
19
28.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
24
34.7
2021 Hitman 3
25
36.4
2021 Far Cry 6
22
31.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
23
33.0
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
25
36.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
19
28.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
16
22.9
2020 Valorant
79
113.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
23
33.6
2020 Death Stranding
29
42.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
16
24.1
2020 Godfall
20
29.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
20
29.6
2019 Apex Legends
27
39.6
2019 Anthem
18
26.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
24
35.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
28
40.4
2019 Metro Exodus
19
28.5
2019 World War Z
29
41.8
2019 Gears of War 5
25
36.9
2019 F1 2019
30
43.9
2019 GreedFall
19
28.5
2019 Borderlands 3
17
25.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
34
49.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
18
26.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
25
36.9
2018 Forza Horizon 4
35
50.9
2018 Hitman 2
23
33.0
2018 Just Cause 4
22
31.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
20
29.9
2018 Strange Brigade
32
47.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
32
46.8
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
24
34.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
36
51.9
2017 For Honor
29
42.0
2017 Project CARS 2
39
56.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
57
81.7
2016 Overwatch
34
49.9
2016 Dishonored 2
34
49.1
2015 Rocket League
52
74.8
2015 Need For Speed
39
56.7
2015 Project CARS
39
56.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
40
57.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
112
160.1
2009 League of Legends
70
100.1
GTX 950 with Core i5-13600K at 1080p and Medium Quality settings
GTX 950 with Core i5-13600K at 1440p and Medium Quality settings
GTX 950 with Core i5-13600K at 4K and Medium Quality settings

GTX 950 Specifications

GTX 950 Board Design

Length7.94 inches 202 mm
Outputs1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort
Power Connectors1x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slot
TDP90 W

GTX 950 Clock Speeds

Boost Clock1188 MHz
GPU Clock1024 MHz
Memory Clock1653 MHz 6612 MHz effective

GTX 950 Graphics Card

Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 900
Launch Price159 USD
ProductionActive
Release DateAug 20th, 2015

GTX 950 Graphics Features

CUDA5.2
DirectX12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL1.2
OpenGL4.6
Shader Model6.1
Vulkan1.1.82

GTX 950 Graphics Processor

ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0
Die Size228 mm²
GPU NameGM206
GPU VariantGM206-250-A1
Process Size28 nm
Transistors2,940 million

GTX 950 Memory

Bandwidth105.8 GB/s
Memory Bus128 bit
Memory Size2048 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5

GTX 950 Render Config

ROPs32
SMM Count6
Shading Units768
TMUs48

GTX 950 Theoretical Performance

FP32 (float) performance1,825 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance57.02 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate38.02 GPixel/s
Texture Rate57.02 GTexel/s

Critics Reviews

Nvidia GeForce GTX 950: Results Analysis The GTX 950 is designed as a 1080p card, so I’m pleased that Nvidia’s latest didn’t have any issues during my benchmarks at this resolution.
Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950: Maxwell 2.0 on the Cheap. If there’s one thing we love more than fast GPUs, it’s affordable and fast GPUs. The best-selling graphics cards of all time have ...
Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 Review: feat. Gigabyte ... Conclusion The GTX 960 didn't storm the mid-range market like many had hoped it would. With the R7 and R9 300 series cards from AMD having also ...
The GTX 950 offers 2-way SLI support via its single connector and is the lowest end card in Nvidia's current stack to do so. Along the top we find a singular 6-pin PCI-E connection.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 - Find It At AmazonPricing for the GeForce GTX 950 will start at $159 USD, as per NVIDIA, with factory overclocked cards like the EVGA GeForce GTX 950 FTW and ASUS STRIX ...
NVIDIA’s reference specifications for the GeForce GTX 950 call for a base clock of 1024MHz and a Boost clock of 1188MHz. The GPU is packing 768 CUDA cores, 48 texture units, and 32 ROPs.
That’s because the GeForce GTX 950’s beating heart is a cut-down version of the 28nm GM206 GPU found in Nvidia’s $200 GTX 960. Whereas the GTX 960 has 1024 CUDA cores, 8 streaming ...
Meanwhile, as the more immediate successor to the GTX 750 series, the GTX 950 represents more of a half-step up, similar to what we saw with the GTX 700 series versus the GTX 600 series.
The GeForce GTX 950 is a mid-range graphics card by NVIDIA, launched in August 2015. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GM206 graphics processor, in its GM206-250-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0.
The GTX 950 graphics card is set to launch within the next couple of weeks to compete against AMD’s $150 graphics card offering, the R7 370 based on the Trinidad GPU.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 950: Results Analysis. The GTX 950 is designed as a 1080p card, so I’m pleased that Nvidia’s latest didn’t have any issues during my benchmarks at this resolution.

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