GTX 950 benchmark with i3-4150 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 Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz 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 i3-4150 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 Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz ($259.99)
CPU Impact on FPS -10.2 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -30.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Low Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 97.5 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 74.2 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 66.0 FPS
Average 4K Performance 50.0 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 8.0
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 11.3
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 13.0
4K Cost Per Frame $ 18.3
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
49.5 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
89.1 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
49.5 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
80.1 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
109.4 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
47
76.7
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
35
56.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
31
50.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
25
40.2
2023 Forspoken
28
45.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
22
36.7
2023 Dead Space
35
56.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
40
64.6
2023 Armored Core VI
40
64.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
20
33.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
36
59.3
2023 Remnant II
22
36.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
29
46.6
2023 Atomic Heart
29
46.6
2023 Starfield
16
26.1
2022 Elden Ring
37
61.1
2022 God of War
36
58.3
2022 Overwatch 2
60
96.7
2022 F1 22
40
65.5
2022 Dying Light 2
38
62.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
38
62.4
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
57
93.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
44
71.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
36
58.8
2021 Halo Infinite
29
47.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
48
78.0
2021 Hitman 3
49
79.7
2021 Far Cry 6
46
75.0
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
50
80.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
50
81.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
30
49.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
21
34.6
2020 Valorant
100
161.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
47
76.7
2020 Death Stranding
53
86.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
37
61.1
2020 Godfall
52
84.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
30
49.5
2019 Apex Legends
53
85.5
2019 Anthem
37
59.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
50
81.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
68
110.1
2019 Metro Exodus
35
57.4
2019 World War Z
58
94.3
2019 Gears of War 5
48
78.0
2019 F1 2019
58
93.5
2019 GreedFall
53
85.9
2019 Borderlands 3
40
64.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
68
109.4
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
31
50.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
45
73.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
55
89.1
2018 Fallout 76
61
99.0
2018 Hitman 2
50
80.5
2018 Just Cause 4
48
77.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
51
82.6
2018 Strange Brigade
70
113.9
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
64
102.9
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
55
89.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
62
100.6
2017 For Honor
78
126.3
2017 Project CARS 2
59
96.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
69
112.0
2016 Overwatch
78
126.3
2016 Dishonored 2
46
74.6
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
49
80.1
2015 Total War: Attila
44
71.2
2015 Rocket League
175
282.3
2015 Need For Speed
66
106.7
2015 Project CARS
64
103.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
102
165.5
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
63
101.4
2014 Far Cry 4
61
99.0
2014 GRID Autosport
85
137.6
2014 Shadow of Mordor
58
94.7
2014 The Talos Principle
70
112.8
2013 Crysis 3
71
114.6
2013 Battlefield 4
65
105.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
133
214.5
2009 League of Legends
209
337.1

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
36
59.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
26
43.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
25
40.2
2023 The Last of Us Part I
19
32.0
2023 Forspoken
19
32.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
17
27.7
2023 Dead Space
25
40.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
33
54.2
2023 Armored Core VI
33
54.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
15
24.4
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
26
43.2
2023 Remnant II
16
26.1
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
22
36.7
2023 Atomic Heart
22
35.7
2023 Starfield
14
23.9
2022 Elden Ring
31
50.5
2022 God of War
31
51.4
2022 Overwatch 2
53
85.5
2022 F1 22
26
43.2
2022 Dying Light 2
26
43.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
29
46.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
44
71.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
31
50.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
32
51.9
2021 Halo Infinite
26
43.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
34
56.1
2021 Hitman 3
37
60.6
2021 Far Cry 6
36
59.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
37
61.1
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
35
57.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
27
44.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
19
31.0
2020 Valorant
85
138.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
39
63.3
2020 Death Stranding
44
70.8
2020 Marvel's Avengers
28
46.1
2020 Godfall
37
61.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
29
46.6
2019 Apex Legends
41
67.3
2019 Anthem
30
49.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
41
66.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
50
80.5
2019 Metro Exodus
29
46.6
2019 World War Z
45
73.3
2019 Gears of War 5
37
60.2
2019 F1 2019
44
70.8
2019 GreedFall
41
66.4
2019 Borderlands 3
29
48.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
52
84.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
26
42.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
37
60.2
2018 Forza Horizon 4
48
78.4
2018 Hitman 2
35
56.5
2018 Just Cause 4
37
60.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
38
61.5
2018 Strange Brigade
53
85.5
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
51
82.6
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
39
63.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
48
77.6
2017 For Honor
51
82.6
2017 Project CARS 2
45
72.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
64
103.3
2016 Overwatch
58
94.3
2016 Dishonored 2
40
65.5
2015 Rocket League
93
150.0
2015 Need For Speed
54
87.1
2015 Project CARS
51
83.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
73
118.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
116
187.0
2009 League of Legends
137
220.9

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
36
59.3
2019 Anthem
26
42.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
35
56.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
41
66.8
2019 Metro Exodus
25
41.7
2019 World War Z
39
63.7
2019 Gears of War 5
33
53.7
2019 F1 2019
39
63.3
2019 GreedFall
32
52.8
2019 Borderlands 3
25
40.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
46
74.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
23
38.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
33
53.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
44
71.6
2018 Hitman 2
30
49.5
2018 Just Cause 4
31
51.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
31
50.5
2018 Strange Brigade
45
73.3
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
44
71.6
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
33
54.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
44
71.6
2017 For Honor
42
69.0
2017 Project CARS 2
44
71.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
63
102.1
2016 Overwatch
49
79.7
2016 Dishonored 2
39
63.3
2015 Rocket League
77
124.2
2015 Need For Speed
49
79.3
2015 Project CARS
48
77.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
60
97.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
117
189.2
2009 League of Legends
110
178.0

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
29
46.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
18
29.9
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
18
29.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
11
18.7
2023 Forspoken
10
16.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
9
15.0
2023 Dead Space
11
18.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
20
33.6
2023 Armored Core VI
20
33.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
7
12.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
16
26.1
2023 Remnant II
8
14.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
12
19.8
2023 Atomic Heart
14
23.9
2023 Starfield
10
16.9
2022 Elden Ring
19
31.5
2022 God of War
25
41.7
2022 Overwatch 2
42
68.2
2022 F1 22
20
33.6
2022 Dying Light 2
20
33.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
22
36.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
33
53.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
20
33.6
2021 Forza Horizon 5
26
42.2
2021 Halo Infinite
19
31.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
24
38.7
2021 Hitman 3
25
40.2
2021 Far Cry 6
22
35.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
22
36.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
25
40.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
19
31.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
15
25.5
2020 Valorant
77
123.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
23
37.7
2020 Death Stranding
29
46.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
16
27.2
2020 Godfall
20
33.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
20
33.1
2019 Apex Legends
27
44.2
2019 Anthem
18
29.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
24
39.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
28
45.2
2019 Metro Exodus
19
31.5
2019 World War Z
29
46.6
2019 Gears of War 5
25
40.7
2019 F1 2019
30
49.0
2019 GreedFall
19
31.5
2019 Borderlands 3
17
28.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
34
55.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
18
29.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
25
40.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
35
56.5
2018 Hitman 2
22
36.7
2018 Just Cause 4
21
35.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
20
33.6
2018 Strange Brigade
32
51.9
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
32
51.9
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
23
38.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
35
57.4
2017 For Honor
29
46.6
2017 Project CARS 2
38
62.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
55
89.9
2016 Overwatch
34
55.1
2016 Dishonored 2
33
54.2
2015 Rocket League
51
82.2
2015 Need For Speed
38
62.4
2015 Project CARS
38
62.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
39
63.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
107
172.6
2009 League of Legends
68
109.4
GTX 950 with i3-4150 at 1080p and Low Quality settings
GTX 950 with i3-4150 at 1440p and Low Quality settings
GTX 950 with i3-4150 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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