GTX 950 benchmark with i3-4160 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 i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz has less than 15% bottleneck in many games and can cause minor FPS loss. This combination between GTX 950 and Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is 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 i3-4160 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 i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz ($139.99)
CPU Impact on FPS -9.9 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -30.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Low Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 98.6 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 75.0 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 66.8 FPS
Average 4K Performance 50.5 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 7.9
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 11.1
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 12.8
4K Cost Per Frame $ 18.1
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
50.5 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
90.3 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
50.5 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
81.3 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
111.3 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
49
78.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
36
57.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
32
50.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
26
41.2
2023 Forspoken
29
46.1
2023 The Callisto Protocol
23
37.7
2023 Dead Space
36
57.4
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
41
66.0
2023 Armored Core VI
41
66.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
21
34.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
38
60.2
2023 Remnant II
23
37.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
30
47.6
2023 Atomic Heart
30
47.6
2023 Starfield
16
26.6
2022 Elden Ring
39
62.0
2022 God of War
37
59.3
2022 Overwatch 2
62
98.2
2022 F1 22
42
66.4
2022 Dying Light 2
40
63.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
40
63.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
60
94.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
46
72.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
38
60.2
2021 Halo Infinite
30
48.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
50
79.3
2021 Hitman 3
51
81.3
2021 Far Cry 6
48
76.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
52
82.2
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
52
82.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
32
50.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
22
35.2
2020 Valorant
103
163.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
49
78.4
2020 Death Stranding
55
87.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
39
62.0
2020 Godfall
54
86.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
32
50.5
2019 Apex Legends
55
87.1
2019 Anthem
38
61.1
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
52
83.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
71
112.0
2019 Metro Exodus
37
58.3
2019 World War Z
60
95.9
2019 Gears of War 5
50
79.3
2019 F1 2019
60
95.1
2019 GreedFall
55
87.5
2019 Borderlands 3
41
65.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
70
111.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
32
51.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
47
74.6
2018 Forza Horizon 4
57
90.3
2018 Fallout 76
63
100.6
2018 Hitman 2
51
81.7
2018 Just Cause 4
50
78.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
53
83.8
2018 Strange Brigade
73
116.1
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
66
104.4
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
57
90.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
64
102.1
2017 For Honor
81
128.5
2017 Project CARS 2
62
97.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
72
113.9
2016 Overwatch
81
128.5
2016 Dishonored 2
48
75.9
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
51
81.3
2015 Total War: Attila
46
72.5
2015 Rocket League
182
286.6
2015 Need For Speed
69
108.6
2015 Project CARS
66
104.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
106
168.1
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
65
103.3
2014 Far Cry 4
63
100.6
2014 GRID Autosport
88
139.7
2014 Shadow of Mordor
61
96.3
2014 The Talos Principle
72
114.6
2013 Crysis 3
74
116.5
2013 Battlefield 4
68
107.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
138
217.7
2009 League of Legends
217
342.1

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
38
60.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
28
44.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
26
41.2
2023 The Last of Us Part I
20
32.5
2023 Forspoken
20
32.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
17
28.3
2023 Dead Space
26
41.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
35
55.1
2023 Armored Core VI
35
55.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
15
25.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
28
44.2
2023 Remnant II
16
26.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
23
37.7
2023 Atomic Heart
22
36.2
2023 Starfield
15
24.4
2022 Elden Ring
32
51.4
2022 God of War
33
52.3
2022 Overwatch 2
55
87.1
2022 F1 22
28
44.2
2022 Dying Light 2
28
44.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
30
47.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
46
72.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
32
50.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
33
52.8
2021 Halo Infinite
28
44.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
36
57.0
2021 Hitman 3
39
61.5
2021 Far Cry 6
38
60.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
39
62.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
37
58.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
28
44.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
20
31.5
2020 Valorant
89
140.4
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
40
64.2
2020 Death Stranding
45
71.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
29
47.1
2020 Godfall
39
62.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
30
47.6
2019 Apex Legends
43
68.6
2019 Anthem
32
50.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
43
67.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
51
81.7
2019 Metro Exodus
30
47.6
2019 World War Z
47
74.6
2019 Gears of War 5
38
61.1
2019 F1 2019
45
72.0
2019 GreedFall
42
67.3
2019 Borderlands 3
31
49.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
54
85.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
27
43.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
38
61.1
2018 Forza Horizon 4
50
79.7
2018 Hitman 2
36
57.4
2018 Just Cause 4
39
61.5
2018 Monster Hunter: World
39
62.4
2018 Strange Brigade
55
87.1
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
53
84.2
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
41
64.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
50
78.8
2017 For Honor
53
83.8
2017 Project CARS 2
46
73.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
66
104.8
2016 Overwatch
60
95.9
2016 Dishonored 2
42
66.8
2015 Rocket League
96
152.7
2015 Need For Speed
56
88.3
2015 Project CARS
53
84.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
76
119.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
120
190.1
2009 League of Legends
142
224.6

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
38
60.2
2019 Anthem
27
42.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
36
57.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
43
68.2
2019 Metro Exodus
26
42.2
2019 World War Z
41
64.6
2019 Gears of War 5
34
54.7
2019 F1 2019
41
64.6
2019 GreedFall
34
53.7
2019 Borderlands 3
26
41.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
47
75.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
24
39.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
34
54.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
46
72.9
2018 Hitman 2
32
50.5
2018 Just Cause 4
32
51.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
32
51.4
2018 Strange Brigade
47
74.6
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
46
72.9
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
35
55.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
46
72.9
2017 For Honor
44
70.3
2017 Project CARS 2
46
72.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
65
103.7
2016 Overwatch
51
81.3
2016 Dishonored 2
41
64.6
2015 Rocket League
80
126.3
2015 Need For Speed
51
80.5
2015 Project CARS
49
78.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
62
98.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
122
192.2
2009 League of Legends
114
180.8

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
30
47.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
19
30.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
19
30.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
11
18.7
2023 Forspoken
11
17.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
9
15.7
2023 Dead Space
11
18.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
21
34.1
2023 Armored Core VI
21
34.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
8
13.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
16
26.6
2023 Remnant II
9
14.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
12
20.4
2023 Atomic Heart
15
24.4
2023 Starfield
11
17.5
2022 Elden Ring
20
32.0
2022 God of War
27
42.7
2022 Overwatch 2
44
69.5
2022 F1 22
21
34.1
2022 Dying Light 2
21
34.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
23
37.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
34
54.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
21
34.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
27
42.7
2021 Halo Infinite
20
32.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
24
39.2
2021 Hitman 3
26
41.2
2021 Far Cry 6
22
36.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
23
37.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
26
41.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
20
32.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
16
26.1
2020 Valorant
80
126.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
24
38.2
2020 Death Stranding
30
47.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
17
27.7
2020 Godfall
21
33.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
21
33.6
2019 Apex Legends
28
44.7
2019 Anthem
19
30.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
25
40.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
29
45.7
2019 Metro Exodus
20
32.0
2019 World War Z
29
47.1
2019 Gears of War 5
26
41.7
2019 F1 2019
31
49.5
2019 GreedFall
20
32.0
2019 Borderlands 3
17
28.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
35
56.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
18
29.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
26
41.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
36
57.4
2018 Hitman 2
23
37.7
2018 Just Cause 4
22
35.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
21
34.1
2018 Strange Brigade
33
52.8
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
33
52.8
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
24
39.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
37
58.3
2017 For Honor
30
47.6
2017 Project CARS 2
40
63.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
57
91.1
2016 Overwatch
35
56.1
2016 Dishonored 2
35
55.1
2015 Rocket League
53
83.8
2015 Need For Speed
40
63.7
2015 Project CARS
40
63.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
41
64.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
111
175.5
2009 League of Legends
70
111.3
GTX 950 with i3-4160 at 1080p and Low Quality settings
GTX 950 with i3-4160 at 1440p and Low Quality settings
GTX 950 with i3-4160 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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