GTX 950 benchmark with Ryzen 5 1600 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra 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 Ultra 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 Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 25.2 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 18.0 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 15.5 FPS
Average 4K Performance 11.1 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 64/100 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)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
18.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
14.9 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
14.6 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
11.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
12.7 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
12.7 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
12.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
11.4 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
10.9 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
9.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
8.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
8.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
7.4 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
6.2 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
5.8 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the GTX 1050 and the R7 370, falling slower than GTX 1050 by 5.8% and faster than R7 370 by 8.7%. 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)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
37.2 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
33.4 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
29.0 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
23.8 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
25.0 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
23.0 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
22.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
17.0 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the RX 560 and the R7 370, falling slower than RX 560 by 2.1% and faster than R7 370 by 13.6%. 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)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
18.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
14.9 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
14.6 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
11.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
12.7 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
12.7 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
12.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
11.4 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
10.9 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
9.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
8.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
8.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
7.4 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
6.2 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
5.8 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the GTX 1050 and the R7 370, falling slower than GTX 1050 by 5.8% and faster than R7 370 by 8.7%. 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)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
35.3 FPS
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
32.7 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
29.4 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
28.4 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
27.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
20.9 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
23.0 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
21.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
19.1 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the RX 560 and the RX 460, falling slower than RX 560 by 9.6% and faster than RX 460 by 8.3%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
48.7 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
39.7 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 $ 169
39.0 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
30.9 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
33.9 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
33.9 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
33.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
30.5 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
29.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
24.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
23.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
23.7 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
19.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
16.5 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
15.5 FPS

The GTX 950 sits between the GTX 1050 and the R7 370, falling slower than GTX 1050 by 6% and faster than R7 370 by 8.6%. 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 Ultra Quality settings

Change Quality Settings

Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
16
19.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
11
13.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
9
11.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
7
9.1
2023 Forspoken
8
10.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
6
8.1
2023 Dead Space
11
13.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
13
16.1
2023 Armored Core VI
13
16.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
7.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
12
14.4
2023 Remnant II
6
8.1
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
9
10.8
2023 Atomic Heart
9
10.8
2023 Starfield
4
5.4
2022 Elden Ring
12
14.9
2022 God of War
11
14.2
2022 Overwatch 2
22
26.4
2022 F1 22
13
16.3
2022 Dying Light 2
12
15.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
12
15.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
21
25.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
15
18.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
11
14.3
2021 Halo Infinite
9
11.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
16
20.2
2021 Hitman 3
17
20.8
2021 Far Cry 6
16
19.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
17
21.1
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
17
21.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
9
11.6
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
6
7.5
2020 Valorant
42
50.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
16
19.9
2020 Death Stranding
19
23.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
12
14.9
2020 Godfall
18
22.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
9
11.6
2019 Apex Legends
18
22.6
2019 Anthem
12
14.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
17
21.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
26
31.2
2019 Metro Exodus
11
13.9
2019 World War Z
21
25.6
2019 Gears of War 5
16
20.2
2019 F1 2019
21
25.3
2019 GreedFall
19
22.8
2019 Borderlands 3
13
16.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
25
30.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
9
11.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
15
18.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
19
23.8
2018 Fallout 76
22
27.2
2018 Hitman 2
17
21.0
2018 Just Cause 4
16
20.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
18
21.6
2018 Strange Brigade
27
32.5
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
23
28.5
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
19
23.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
23
27.8
2017 For Honor
31
37.1
2017 Project CARS 2
21
26.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
26
31.8
2016 Overwatch
31
37.1
2016 Dishonored 2
16
19.1
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
17
20.9
2015 Total War: Attila
15
18.0
2015 Rocket League
90
108.0
2015 Need For Speed
25
29.9
2015 Project CARS
24
28.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
44
52.5
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
23
28.1
2014 Far Cry 4
22
27.2
2014 GRID Autosport
34
41.3
2014 Shadow of Mordor
21
25.7
2014 The Talos Principle
26
32.0
2013 Crysis 3
27
32.7
2013 Battlefield 4
24
29.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
62
74.0
2009 League of Legends
116
138.8

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
11
14.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
7
9.9
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
7
9.1
2023 The Last of Us Part I
5
6.9
2023 Forspoken
5
6.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
5.8
2023 Dead Space
7
9.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
10
13.0
2023 Armored Core VI
10
13.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
4
5.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
7
9.9
2023 Remnant II
4
5.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
6
8.1
2023 Atomic Heart
6
7.8
2023 Starfield
3
4.9
2022 Elden Ring
9
11.8
2022 God of War
9
12.2
2022 Overwatch 2
18
22.6
2022 F1 22
7
9.9
2022 Dying Light 2
7
9.9
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
8
10.8
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
14
18.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
9
11.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
9
12.3
2021 Halo Infinite
7
9.9
2021 Battlefield 2042
10
13.4
2021 Hitman 3
11
14.8
2021 Far Cry 6
11
14.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
12
15.0
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
11
13.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
8
10.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
6.6
2020 Valorant
33
41.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
12
15.6
2020 Death Stranding
14
17.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
8
10.6
2020 Godfall
11
14.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
8
10.8
2019 Apex Legends
13
16.9
2019 Anthem
9
11.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
13
16.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
16
21.0
2019 Metro Exodus
8
10.8
2019 World War Z
14
18.7
2019 Gears of War 5
11
14.7
2019 F1 2019
14
17.9
2019 GreedFall
13
16.5
2019 Borderlands 3
8
11.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
17
22.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
7
9.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
11
14.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
16
20.4
2018 Hitman 2
10
13.6
2018 Just Cause 4
11
14.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
12
15.1
2018 Strange Brigade
18
22.6
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
17
21.7
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
12
15.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
16
20.0
2017 For Honor
17
21.6
2017 Project CARS 2
14
18.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
22
28.7
2016 Overwatch
20
25.7
2016 Dishonored 2
13
16.3
2015 Rocket League
37
46.3
2015 Need For Speed
18
23.1
2015 Project CARS
17
21.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
27
34.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
49
61.7
2009 League of Legends
61
77.1

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
10
14.4
2019 Anthem
7
9.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
10
13.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
12
16.8
2019 Metro Exodus
7
9.4
2019 World War Z
12
15.8
2019 Gears of War 5
9
12.7
2019 F1 2019
11
15.7
2019 GreedFall
9
12.5
2019 Borderlands 3
6
9.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
14
18.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
6
8.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
9
12.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
13
18.2
2018 Hitman 2
8
11.7
2018 Just Cause 4
9
12.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
9
11.9
2018 Strange Brigade
14
18.7
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
13
18.2
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
9
13.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
13
18.2
2017 For Honor
13
17.4
2017 Project CARS 2
13
18.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
21
28.3
2016 Overwatch
15
20.8
2016 Dishonored 2
11
15.7
2015 Rocket League
27
36.3
2015 Need For Speed
15
20.6
2015 Project CARS
15
20.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
20
26.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
47
62.7
2009 League of Legends
43
57.8

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
7
10.8
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
4
6.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
4
6.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
2
3.6
2023 Forspoken
2
3.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
2
2.9
2023 Dead Space
2
3.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
5
7.2
2023 Armored Core VI
5
7.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
1
2.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
3
5.4
2023 Remnant II
1
2.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
2
3.9
2023 Atomic Heart
3
4.9
2023 Starfield
2
3.3
2022 Elden Ring
4
6.7
2022 God of War
6
9.5
2022 Overwatch 2
11
17.1
2022 F1 22
5
7.2
2022 Dying Light 2
5
7.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
5
8.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
8
12.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
5
7.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
6
9.6
2021 Halo Infinite
4
6.8
2021 Battlefield 2042
6
8.6
2021 Hitman 3
6
9.1
2021 Far Cry 6
5
7.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
5
8.1
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
6
9.1
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
4
6.8
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
3
5.3
2020 Valorant
25
36.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
5
8.3
2020 Death Stranding
7
10.8
2020 Marvel's Avengers
3
5.6
2020 Godfall
4
7.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
4
7.1
2019 Apex Legends
7
10.1
2019 Anthem
4
6.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
6
8.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
7
10.3
2019 Metro Exodus
4
6.8
2019 World War Z
7
10.7
2019 Gears of War 5
6
9.2
2019 F1 2019
7
11.4
2019 GreedFall
4
6.8
2019 Borderlands 3
4
5.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
9
13.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
4
6.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
6
9.2
2018 Forza Horizon 4
9
13.6
2018 Hitman 2
5
8.1
2018 Just Cause 4
5
7.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
5
7.2
2018 Strange Brigade
8
12.3
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
8
12.2
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
6
8.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
9
13.9
2017 For Honor
7
10.8
2017 Project CARS 2
10
15.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
16
24.1
2016 Overwatch
9
13.2
2016 Dishonored 2
9
13.0
2015 Rocket League
15
21.6
2015 Need For Speed
10
15.4
2015 Project CARS
10
15.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
11
15.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
38
55.5
2009 League of Legends
21
30.9
GTX 950 with Ryzen 5 1600 at 1080p and Ultra Quality settings
GTX 950 with Ryzen 5 1600 at 1440p and Ultra Quality settings
GTX 950 with Ryzen 5 1600 at 4K and Ultra 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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