GTX 950 benchmark with i3-9100 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. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 950 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

GTX 950 benchmark with i3-9100 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 i3-9100 @ 3.60GHz ($169.99)
CPU Impact on FPS -0.6 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Low Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 133.1 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 102.1 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 91.1 FPS
Average 4K Performance 69.0 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 5.4
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 7.6
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 8.7
4K Cost Per Frame $ 12.3
Series GTX 950
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Overall Combination Score 97/100 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
72.0 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.

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
127.8 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. Those who have a high refresh rate monitor will enjoy what GTX 950 has to offer as it averages 127.75768766532 fps. The GTX 950 averaged 127.75768766532 fps in , topping the RX 460 by a good margin.

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
72.0 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.

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
115.4 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. It is a close call between the GTX 950 and its rival RX 460 by a small margin.

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
156.0 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. Those who have a high refresh rate monitor will enjoy what GTX 950 has to offer as it averages 156.00479313252 fps.

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
99
110.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
73
81.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
65
72.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
52
58.8
2023 Forspoken
59
66.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
48
53.7
2023 Dead Space
73
81.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
84
93.9
2023 Armored Core VI
84
93.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
43
48.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
77
85.9
2023 Remnant II
48
53.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
61
68.2
2023 Atomic Heart
61
68.2
2023 Starfield
34
38.7
2022 Elden Ring
79
88.3
2022 God of War
76
84.6
2022 Overwatch 2
124
138.3
2022 F1 22
85
94.7
2022 Dying Light 2
81
90.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
81
90.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
120
133.8
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
92
102.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
76
85.5
2021 Halo Infinite
62
69.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
101
112.4
2021 Hitman 3
103
115.0
2021 Far Cry 6
97
108.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
104
116.1
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
105
116.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
64
72.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
45
50.5
2020 Valorant
204
227.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
99
110.9
2020 Death Stranding
111
124.2
2020 Marvel's Avengers
79
88.3
2020 Godfall
109
121.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
64
72.0
2019 Apex Legends
110
122.7
2019 Anthem
78
86.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
105
117.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
141
157.3
2019 Metro Exodus
75
83.4
2019 World War Z
121
135.2
2019 Gears of War 5
101
112.4
2019 F1 2019
120
134.1
2019 GreedFall
111
123.4
2019 Borderlands 3
84
93.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
140
156.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
66
73.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
95
105.6
2018 Forza Horizon 4
114
127.8
2018 Fallout 76
127
141.5
2018 Hitman 2
104
116.1
2018 Just Cause 4
100
111.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
106
118.3
2018 Strange Brigade
146
162.6
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
132
146.9
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
114
127.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
129
143.9
2017 For Honor
161
179.6
2017 Project CARS 2
123
137.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
143
159.6
2016 Overwatch
161
179.6
2016 Dishonored 2
96
107.5
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
103
115.4
2015 Total War: Attila
92
102.5
2015 Rocket League
349
388.0
2015 Need For Speed
137
152.7
2015 Project CARS
132
147.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
209
233.0
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
130
145.2
2014 Far Cry 4
127
141.8
2014 GRID Autosport
175
195.0
2014 Shadow of Mordor
121
135.5
2014 The Talos Principle
144
160.6
2013 Crysis 3
146
163.2
2013 Battlefield 4
135
150.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
268
298.7
2009 League of Legends
412
458.0

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
68
85.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
50
63.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
47
58.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
37
47.1
2023 Forspoken
37
47.1
2023 The Callisto Protocol
32
40.7
2023 Dead Space
47
58.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
63
78.8
2023 Armored Core VI
63
78.8
2023 Immortals of Aveum
28
36.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
50
63.3
2023 Remnant II
30
38.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
42
53.7
2023 Atomic Heart
41
51.9
2023 Starfield
28
35.2
2022 Elden Ring
58
72.9
2022 God of War
59
74.6
2022 Overwatch 2
98
122.7
2022 F1 22
50
63.3
2022 Dying Light 2
50
63.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
54
68.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
82
102.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
57
72.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
60
75.5
2021 Halo Infinite
50
63.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
64
80.9
2021 Hitman 3
70
87.9
2021 Far Cry 6
68
85.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
70
88.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
66
83.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
51
64.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
36
45.7
2020 Valorant
156
195.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
73
91.5
2020 Death Stranding
81
101.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
53
67.3
2020 Godfall
70
88.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
54
68.2
2019 Apex Legends
77
97.1
2019 Anthem
57
72.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
76
95.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
92
115.7
2019 Metro Exodus
54
68.2
2019 World War Z
84
105.6
2019 Gears of War 5
69
87.1
2019 F1 2019
81
102.1
2019 GreedFall
76
95.5
2019 Borderlands 3
56
70.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
96
120.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
49
62.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
69
87.1
2018 Forza Horizon 4
90
113.1
2018 Hitman 2
65
81.7
2018 Just Cause 4
70
87.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
71
89.1
2018 Strange Brigade
98
122.7
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
94
118.7
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
73
91.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
89
111.6
2017 For Honor
94
118.3
2017 Project CARS 2
83
104.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
118
147.6
2016 Overwatch
108
135.5
2016 Dishonored 2
76
95.1
2015 Rocket League
169
212.2
2015 Need For Speed
99
124.9
2015 Project CARS
95
119.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
134
168.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
209
262.2
2009 League of Legends
246
307.7

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
65
85.9
2019 Anthem
46
61.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
62
81.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
73
96.7
2019 Metro Exodus
46
60.6
2019 World War Z
70
92.3
2019 Gears of War 5
58
77.6
2019 F1 2019
69
91.9
2019 GreedFall
57
76.3
2019 Borderlands 3
45
59.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
81
106.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
42
56.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
58
77.6
2018 Forza Horizon 4
78
103.3
2018 Hitman 2
55
72.5
2018 Just Cause 4
56
74.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
55
73.3
2018 Strange Brigade
80
105.6
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
78
103.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
59
78.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
78
103.3
2017 For Honor
75
99.4
2017 Project CARS 2
78
103.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
110
145.9
2016 Overwatch
87
115.0
2016 Dishonored 2
69
91.9
2015 Rocket League
134
176.7
2015 Need For Speed
86
114.3
2015 Project CARS
84
111.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
105
139.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
201
265.4
2009 League of Legends
189
250.0

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
47
68.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
30
43.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
30
43.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
19
27.2
2023 Forspoken
17
25.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
15
22.2
2023 Dead Space
19
27.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
33
48.5
2023 Armored Core VI
33
48.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
13
18.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
27
38.7
2023 Remnant II
14
21.0
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
20
29.4
2023 Atomic Heart
24
35.2
2023 Starfield
17
25.0
2022 Elden Ring
32
46.1
2022 God of War
42
61.1
2022 Overwatch 2
68
98.2
2022 F1 22
33
48.5
2022 Dying Light 2
33
48.5
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
37
53.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
54
77.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
33
48.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
43
61.5
2021 Halo Infinite
32
46.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
39
56.5
2021 Hitman 3
41
58.8
2021 Far Cry 6
36
51.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
37
53.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
41
58.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
32
46.6
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
26
37.7
2020 Valorant
123
176.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
38
54.7
2020 Death Stranding
47
68.2
2020 Marvel's Avengers
27
39.7
2020 Godfall
33
48.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
33
48.1
2019 Apex Legends
44
64.2
2019 Anthem
30
43.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
40
57.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
45
65.5
2019 Metro Exodus
32
46.6
2019 World War Z
47
67.7
2019 Gears of War 5
41
59.7
2019 F1 2019
49
71.2
2019 GreedFall
32
46.6
2019 Borderlands 3
28
41.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
56
80.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
30
43.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
41
59.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
57
81.7
2018 Hitman 2
37
53.7
2018 Just Cause 4
35
51.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
33
48.5
2018 Strange Brigade
52
75.5
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
52
75.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
39
56.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
58
83.4
2017 For Honor
47
68.2
2017 Project CARS 2
63
90.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
90
128.8
2016 Overwatch
56
80.1
2016 Dishonored 2
55
78.8
2015 Rocket League
82
118.3
2015 Need For Speed
63
90.7
2015 Project CARS
63
90.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
64
92.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
170
242.9
2009 League of Legends
109
156.0
GTX 950 with i3-9100 at 1080p and Low Quality settings
GTX 950 with i3-9100 at 1440p and Low Quality settings
GTX 950 with i3-9100 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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