GTX 950 benchmark with FX-8120 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Low 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. This combination between GTX 950 and AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core has less than 15% bottleneck in many games and can cause minor FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 950 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

GTX 950 benchmark with FX-8120 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Low 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 AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core ($99.99)
CPU Impact on FPS -10.5 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -30.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Low Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 96.3 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 73.3 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 65.1 FPS
Average 4K Performance 49.5 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 8.2
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 11.4
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 13.3
4K Cost Per Frame $ 18.5
Series GTX 950
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Overall Combination Score 91/100 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)

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Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
91.5 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
77.6 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
76.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
48.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
68.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
68.2 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
67.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
62.4 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
60.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
52.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
50.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
50.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
43.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
37.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
35.7 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the GTX 1050 and the R7 370, falling slower than GTX 1050 by 4.7% and faster than R7 370 by 7%. It has a strong relative performance against every graphics card here. Against its rival - the RX 460, the GTX 950 is much slower.

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

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Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
159.6 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
146.9 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
131.7 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
87.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
117.2 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
109.8 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
106.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
86.3 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the RX 560 and the R7 370, falling slower than RX 560 by 1.6% and faster than R7 370 by 10.5%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the RX 560. Against its rival - the RX 460, the GTX 950 is much slower.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

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Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
91.5 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
77.6 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
76.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
48.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
68.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
68.2 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
67.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
62.4 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
60.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
52.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
50.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
50.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
43.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
37.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
35.7 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the GTX 1050 and the R7 370, falling slower than GTX 1050 by 4.7% and faster than R7 370 by 7%. It has a strong relative performance against every graphics card here. Against its rival - the RX 460, the GTX 950 is much slower.

Grand Theft Auto V (2015)

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Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
153.3 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
144.5 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
133.1 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
129.5 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
125.6 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
78.8 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
109.8 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
102.1 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
94.7 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the RX 560 and the RX 460, falling slower than RX 560 by 7.5% and faster than RX 460 by 6.5%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Against its rival - the RX 460, the GTX 950 is much slower.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

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Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
195.9 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
167.8 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
165.5 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
107.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
148.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
148.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
146.6 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
136.9 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
131.7 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
116.5 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
112.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
112.4 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
97.1 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
84.2 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
80.1 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the GTX 1050 and the R7 370, falling slower than GTX 1050 by 4.5% and faster than R7 370 by 6.5%. It has a strong relative performance against every graphics card here. Against its rival - the RX 460, the GTX 950 is much slower.

Game Performance at Low Quality settings

Change Quality Settings

Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
45
75.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
33
55.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
29
49.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
24
39.7
2023 Forspoken
27
44.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
22
36.2
2023 Dead Space
33
55.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
38
63.7
2023 Armored Core VI
38
63.7
2023 Immortals of Aveum
19
32.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
35
58.3
2023 Remnant II
22
36.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
28
46.1
2023 Atomic Heart
28
46.1
2023 Starfield
15
26.1
2022 Elden Ring
36
59.7
2022 God of War
34
57.4
2022 Overwatch 2
57
95.1
2022 F1 22
39
64.2
2022 Dying Light 2
37
61.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
37
61.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
55
91.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
42
69.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
35
57.9
2021 Halo Infinite
28
46.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
46
76.7
2021 Hitman 3
47
78.4
2021 Far Cry 6
44
73.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
48
79.3
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
48
80.1
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
29
48.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
20
34.1
2020 Valorant
96
158.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
45
75.5
2020 Death Stranding
51
85.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
36
59.7
2020 Godfall
50
83.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
29
48.5
2019 Apex Legends
51
83.8
2019 Anthem
35
58.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
48
80.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
66
108.6
2019 Metro Exodus
34
56.5
2019 World War Z
56
92.7
2019 Gears of War 5
46
76.7
2019 F1 2019
55
91.9
2019 GreedFall
51
84.6
2019 Borderlands 3
38
63.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
65
107.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
30
49.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
43
72.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
53
87.5
2018 Fallout 76
59
97.1
2018 Hitman 2
48
79.3
2018 Just Cause 4
46
76.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
49
80.9
2018 Strange Brigade
68
112.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
61
101.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
53
87.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
60
99.0
2017 For Honor
75
124.2
2017 Project CARS 2
57
94.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
67
110.1
2016 Overwatch
75
124.2
2016 Dishonored 2
44
73.3
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
48
78.8
2015 Total War: Attila
42
69.9
2015 Rocket League
169
278.0
2015 Need For Speed
63
104.8
2015 Project CARS
61
101.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
99
162.6
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
60
99.8
2014 Far Cry 4
59
97.5
2014 GRID Autosport
82
135.2
2014 Shadow of Mordor
56
93.1
2014 The Talos Principle
67
110.9
2013 Crysis 3
68
112.4
2013 Battlefield 4
63
103.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
128
211.0
2009 League of Legends
202
332.1

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
35
58.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
26
42.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
24
39.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
19
31.5
2023 Forspoken
19
31.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
16
27.2
2023 Dead Space
24
39.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
32
53.3
2023 Armored Core VI
32
53.3
2023 Immortals of Aveum
14
24.4
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
26
42.7
2023 Remnant II
15
26.1
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
22
36.2
2023 Atomic Heart
21
35.2
2023 Starfield
14
23.3
2022 Elden Ring
30
49.5
2022 God of War
30
50.5
2022 Overwatch 2
51
83.8
2022 F1 22
26
42.7
2022 Dying Light 2
26
42.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
28
46.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
42
69.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
29
49.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
31
51.4
2021 Halo Infinite
26
42.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
33
54.7
2021 Hitman 3
36
59.7
2021 Far Cry 6
35
58.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
36
60.2
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
34
56.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
26
43.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
18
30.4
2020 Valorant
82
135.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
37
62.0
2020 Death Stranding
42
69.5
2020 Marvel's Avengers
27
45.2
2020 Godfall
36
59.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
28
46.1
2019 Apex Legends
40
66.0
2019 Anthem
29
48.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
39
65.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
48
78.8
2019 Metro Exodus
28
46.1
2019 World War Z
43
72.0
2019 Gears of War 5
36
59.3
2019 F1 2019
42
69.5
2019 GreedFall
39
65.1
2019 Borderlands 3
28
47.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
50
82.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
25
42.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
36
59.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
46
77.2
2018 Hitman 2
33
55.6
2018 Just Cause 4
36
59.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
36
60.6
2018 Strange Brigade
51
83.8
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
49
81.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
38
62.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
46
76.3
2017 For Honor
49
80.9
2017 Project CARS 2
43
71.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
61
101.4
2016 Overwatch
56
92.7
2016 Dishonored 2
39
64.6
2015 Rocket League
89
147.6
2015 Need For Speed
52
85.5
2015 Project CARS
49
81.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
70
116.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
112
183.9
2009 League of Legends
132
217.4

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
35
58.3
2019 Anthem
25
41.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
33
55.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
40
66.0
2019 Metro Exodus
24
40.7
2019 World War Z
38
62.4
2019 Gears of War 5
32
52.8
2019 F1 2019
38
62.4
2019 GreedFall
31
51.9
2019 Borderlands 3
24
39.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
44
72.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
22
37.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
32
52.8
2018 Forza Horizon 4
42
70.3
2018 Hitman 2
29
49.0
2018 Just Cause 4
30
50.5
2018 Monster Hunter: World
30
49.5
2018 Strange Brigade
43
72.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
42
70.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
32
53.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
42
70.3
2017 For Honor
41
67.7
2017 Project CARS 2
42
70.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
61
100.2
2016 Overwatch
47
78.4
2016 Dishonored 2
38
62.4
2015 Rocket League
74
122.3
2015 Need For Speed
47
78.0
2015 Project CARS
46
75.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
58
95.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
113
186.1
2009 League of Legends
106
175.1

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
28
46.1
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
17
29.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
17
29.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
11
18.1
2023 Forspoken
10
16.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
9
15.0
2023 Dead Space
11
18.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
19
32.5
2023 Armored Core VI
19
32.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
7
12.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
15
26.1
2023 Remnant II
8
13.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
12
19.8
2023 Atomic Heart
14
23.3
2023 Starfield
10
16.9
2022 Elden Ring
18
31.0
2022 God of War
25
41.2
2022 Overwatch 2
40
66.8
2022 F1 22
19
32.5
2022 Dying Light 2
19
32.5
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
22
36.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
31
52.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
19
32.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
25
41.2
2021 Halo Infinite
18
31.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
23
38.2
2021 Hitman 3
24
39.7
2021 Far Cry 6
21
35.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
22
36.2
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
24
39.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
18
31.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
15
25.0
2020 Valorant
74
121.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
22
36.7
2020 Death Stranding
28
46.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
16
26.6
2020 Godfall
19
32.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
19
32.5
2019 Apex Legends
26
43.2
2019 Anthem
17
29.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
23
38.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
26
44.2
2019 Metro Exodus
18
31.0
2019 World War Z
27
45.7
2019 Gears of War 5
24
40.2
2019 F1 2019
29
48.1
2019 GreedFall
18
31.0
2019 Borderlands 3
16
27.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
33
54.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
17
28.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
24
40.2
2018 Forza Horizon 4
33
55.6
2018 Hitman 2
22
36.2
2018 Just Cause 4
21
34.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
19
32.5
2018 Strange Brigade
31
51.4
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
31
50.9
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
22
37.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
34
56.5
2017 For Honor
28
46.1
2017 Project CARS 2
37
61.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
53
88.3
2016 Overwatch
33
54.2
2016 Dishonored 2
32
53.3
2015 Rocket League
49
80.9
2015 Need For Speed
37
61.5
2015 Project CARS
37
61.5
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
38
62.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
103
169.7
2009 League of Legends
65
107.5
GTX 950 with FX-8120 at 1080p and Low Quality settings
GTX 950 with FX-8120 at 1440p and Low Quality settings
GTX 950 with FX-8120 at 4K and Low 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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