GTX 950 benchmark with Ryzen 5 1600 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at High 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 Ryzen 5 1600 has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 950 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is a perfect match to avoid 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 Ryzen 5 1600 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at High 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 Ryzen 5 1600 ($154.99)
CPU Impact on FPS -4.8 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -20.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings High Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 48.4 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 36.1 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 31.6 FPS
Average 4K Performance 23.6 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 6.3
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 8.8
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 10.3
4K Cost Per Frame $ 14.3
Series GTX 950
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Overall Combination Score 72/100 Very Good

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)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
36.6 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
30.6 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
30.0 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
24.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
26.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
26.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
26.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
24.2 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
23.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
20.2 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
19.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
19.4 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
16.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
14.1 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
13.3 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the GTX 1050 and the R7 370, falling slower than GTX 1050 by 5.1% and faster than R7 370 by 7.6%. 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)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
67.8 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
61.8 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
54.7 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
46.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
48.1 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
44.7 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
43.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
34.3 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the RX 560 and the R7 370, falling slower than RX 560 by 1.8% and faster than R7 370 by 11.7%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the RX 560. It is a close call between the GTX 950 and its rival RX 460 by a small margin.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
36.6 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
30.6 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
30.0 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
24.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
26.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
26.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
26.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
24.2 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
23.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
20.2 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
19.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
19.4 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
16.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
14.1 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
13.3 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the GTX 1050 and the R7 370, falling slower than GTX 1050 by 5.1% and faster than R7 370 by 7.6%. 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)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
64.8 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
60.7 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
55.3 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
53.7 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
51.9 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
41.1 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
44.7 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
41.3 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
38.0 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the RX 560 and the RX 460, falling slower than RX 560 by 8.3% and faster than RX 460 by 7.2%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
85.5 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
71.7 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
70.6 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
57.8 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
62.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
62.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
61.6 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
57.1 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
54.7 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
47.7 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
45.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
45.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
39.0 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
33.4 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
31.6 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the GTX 1050 and the R7 370, falling slower than GTX 1050 by 5.1% and faster than R7 370 by 7.3%. It has a strong relative performance against every graphics card here. The GTX 950's performance in this game hovers around the 60fps mark. Against its rival - the RX 460, the GTX 950 is much slower.

Game Performance at High Quality settings

Change Quality Settings

Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
33
39.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
23
28.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
20
24.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
16
19.8
2023 Forspoken
18
22.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
14
17.9
2023 Dead Space
23
28.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
27
32.7
2023 Armored Core VI
27
32.7
2023 Immortals of Aveum
13
16.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
24
29.7
2023 Remnant II
14
17.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
19
23.0
2023 Atomic Heart
19
23.0
2023 Starfield
10
12.4
2022 Elden Ring
25
30.6
2022 God of War
24
29.3
2022 Overwatch 2
42
50.4
2022 F1 22
27
33.1
2022 Dying Light 2
26
31.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
26
31.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
40
48.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
30
36.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
24
29.5
2021 Halo Infinite
19
23.4
2021 Battlefield 2042
33
39.9
2021 Hitman 3
34
40.9
2021 Far Cry 6
32
38.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
34
41.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
35
41.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
20
24.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
13
16.7
2020 Valorant
74
88.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
33
39.4
2020 Death Stranding
37
44.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
25
30.6
2020 Godfall
36
43.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
20
24.5
2019 Apex Legends
36
44.0
2019 Anthem
25
30.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
35
42.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
48
58.2
2019 Metro Exodus
24
28.8
2019 World War Z
41
49.1
2019 Gears of War 5
33
39.9
2019 F1 2019
40
48.6
2019 GreedFall
37
44.4
2019 Borderlands 3
27
32.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
48
57.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
21
25.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
31
37.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
38
46.0
2018 Fallout 76
43
51.7
2018 Hitman 2
34
41.3
2018 Just Cause 4
33
39.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
35
42.3
2018 Strange Brigade
50
60.3
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
45
53.8
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
38
46.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
44
52.7
2017 For Honor
56
67.7
2017 Project CARS 2
41
50.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
49
59.2
2016 Overwatch
56
67.7
2016 Dishonored 2
31
38.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
34
41.1
2015 Total War: Attila
30
36.1
2015 Rocket League
140
168.1
2015 Need For Speed
47
56.1
2015 Project CARS
45
54.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
76
91.2
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
44
53.2
2014 Far Cry 4
43
51.7
2014 GRID Autosport
62
74.2
2014 Shadow of Mordor
41
49.2
2014 The Talos Principle
49
59.5
2013 Crysis 3
50
60.7
2013 Battlefield 4
46
55.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
102
122.2
2009 League of Legends
173
207.3

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
23
29.7
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
17
21.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
15
19.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
12
15.5
2023 Forspoken
12
15.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
10
13.3
2023 Dead Space
15
19.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
21
27.1
2023 Armored Core VI
21
27.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
9
11.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
17
21.3
2023 Remnant II
9
12.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
14
17.9
2023 Atomic Heart
13
17.3
2023 Starfield
9
11.4
2022 Elden Ring
19
24.9
2022 God of War
20
25.6
2022 Overwatch 2
35
44.0
2022 F1 22
17
21.3
2022 Dying Light 2
17
21.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
18
23.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
28
36.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
19
24.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
20
25.8
2021 Halo Infinite
17
21.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
22
27.8
2021 Hitman 3
24
30.4
2021 Far Cry 6
23
29.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
24
30.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
23
28.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
17
21.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
11
14.9
2020 Valorant
59
74.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
25
31.8
2020 Death Stranding
28
35.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
18
22.6
2020 Godfall
24
30.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
18
23.0
2019 Apex Legends
27
34.1
2019 Anthem
19
24.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
26
33.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
33
41.3
2019 Metro Exodus
18
23.0
2019 World War Z
29
37.3
2019 Gears of War 5
24
30.2
2019 F1 2019
28
35.9
2019 GreedFall
26
33.4
2019 Borderlands 3
19
23.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
34
43.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
16
20.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
24
30.2
2018 Forza Horizon 4
32
40.3
2018 Hitman 2
22
28.2
2018 Just Cause 4
24
30.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
24
30.9
2018 Strange Brigade
35
44.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
33
42.5
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
25
32.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
31
39.6
2017 For Honor
33
42.3
2017 Project CARS 2
29
37.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
43
54.2
2016 Overwatch
39
49.2
2016 Dishonored 2
26
33.1
2015 Rocket League
65
81.9
2015 Need For Speed
35
44.9
2015 Project CARS
34
42.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
50
62.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
83
104.7
2009 League of Legends
101
126.5

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
22
29.7
2019 Anthem
15
20.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
21
28.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
25
34.0
2019 Metro Exodus
15
20.4
2019 World War Z
24
32.2
2019 Gears of War 5
20
26.6
2019 F1 2019
24
32.0
2019 GreedFall
19
26.2
2019 Borderlands 3
15
19.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
28
37.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
14
18.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
20
26.6
2018 Forza Horizon 4
27
36.4
2018 Hitman 2
18
24.7
2018 Just Cause 4
19
25.5
2018 Monster Hunter: World
19
25.1
2018 Strange Brigade
28
37.3
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
27
36.4
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
20
27.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
27
36.4
2017 For Honor
26
35.0
2017 Project CARS 2
27
36.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
40
53.5
2016 Overwatch
31
40.9
2016 Dishonored 2
24
32.0
2015 Rocket League
50
66.4
2015 Need For Speed
30
40.6
2015 Project CARS
30
39.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
38
50.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
80
106.1
2009 League of Legends
75
99.0

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
16
23.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
9
14.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
9
14.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
6
8.7
2023 Forspoken
5
8.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
7.1
2023 Dead Space
6
8.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
11
16.1
2023 Armored Core VI
11
16.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
4
5.8
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
8
12.4
2023 Remnant II
4
6.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
6
9.3
2023 Atomic Heart
7
11.4
2023 Starfield
5
8.0
2022 Elden Ring
10
15.1
2022 God of War
14
20.6
2022 Overwatch 2
24
34.5
2022 F1 22
11
16.1
2022 Dying Light 2
11
16.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
12
17.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
18
26.6
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
11
16.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
14
20.8
2021 Halo Infinite
10
15.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
13
18.8
2021 Hitman 3
13
19.8
2021 Far Cry 6
12
17.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
12
17.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
13
19.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10
15.3
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
8
12.2
2020 Valorant
46
66.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
12
18.2
2020 Death Stranding
16
23.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
9
12.9
2020 Godfall
11
15.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
11
15.9
2019 Apex Legends
15
21.7
2019 Anthem
9
14.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
13
19.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
15
22.1
2019 Metro Exodus
10
15.3
2019 World War Z
15
22.8
2019 Gears of War 5
13
20.0
2019 F1 2019
16
24.2
2019 GreedFall
10
15.3
2019 Borderlands 3
9
13.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
19
27.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
9
14.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
13
20.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
19
28.2
2018 Hitman 2
12
17.9
2018 Just Cause 4
11
17.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
11
16.1
2018 Strange Brigade
18
25.8
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
17
25.6
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
13
18.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
20
28.8
2017 For Honor
16
23.0
2017 Project CARS 2
22
31.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
32
46.5
2016 Overwatch
19
27.5
2016 Dishonored 2
18
27.1
2015 Rocket League
29
42.3
2015 Need For Speed
22
31.5
2015 Project CARS
22
31.5
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
22
32.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
66
95.6
2009 League of Legends
40
57.8
GTX 950 with Ryzen 5 1600 at 1080p and High Quality settings
GTX 950 with Ryzen 5 1600 at 1440p and High Quality settings
GTX 950 with Ryzen 5 1600 at 4K and High 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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