GTX 950 benchmark with i5-3350P 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 Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 950 and Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz 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 i5-3350P 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 Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz ($169.99)
CPU Impact on FPS -7.5 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -20.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings High Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 43.8 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 32.7 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 28.8 FPS
Average 4K Performance 21.3 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 7.1
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 9.9
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 11.4
4K Cost Per Frame $ 16.1
Series GTX 950
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Overall Combination Score 66/100 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)

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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
21.7 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)

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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
41.1 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.

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
21.7 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
36.6 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. Against its rival - the RX 460, the GTX 950 is much slower.

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
51.5 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. 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
25
35.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
18
25.1
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
16
22.1
2023 The Last of Us Part I
12
17.5
2023 Forspoken
14
20.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
11
15.9
2023 Dead Space
18
25.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
21
29.1
2023 Armored Core VI
21
29.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
10
14.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
19
26.4
2023 Remnant II
11
15.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
15
20.6
2023 Atomic Heart
15
20.6
2023 Starfield
8
11.2
2022 Elden Ring
20
27.3
2022 God of War
19
26.0
2022 Overwatch 2
33
45.0
2022 F1 22
21
29.5
2022 Dying Light 2
20
28.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
20
28.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
31
43.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
23
32.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
19
26.4
2021 Halo Infinite
15
20.8
2021 Battlefield 2042
26
35.6
2021 Hitman 3
26
36.4
2021 Far Cry 6
25
34.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
27
37.0
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
27
37.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
15
21.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
10
14.9
2020 Valorant
58
79.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
25
35.0
2020 Death Stranding
29
39.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
20
27.3
2020 Godfall
28
38.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
15
21.7
2019 Apex Legends
28
39.4
2019 Anthem
19
26.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
27
37.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
38
52.0
2019 Metro Exodus
18
25.6
2019 World War Z
32
43.7
2019 Gears of War 5
26
35.6
2019 F1 2019
31
43.3
2019 GreedFall
29
39.6
2019 Borderlands 3
21
28.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
37
51.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
16
22.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
24
33.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
30
41.1
2018 Fallout 76
33
46.0
2018 Hitman 2
27
37.0
2018 Just Cause 4
26
35.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
27
37.8
2018 Strange Brigade
39
53.8
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
35
48.1
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
30
41.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
34
46.9
2017 For Honor
44
60.3
2017 Project CARS 2
32
44.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
38
52.9
2016 Overwatch
44
60.3
2016 Dishonored 2
24
34.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
26
36.6
2015 Total War: Attila
23
32.2
2015 Rocket League
110
150.5
2015 Need For Speed
36
50.2
2015 Project CARS
35
48.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
59
81.4
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
34
47.4
2014 Far Cry 4
33
46.2
2014 GRID Autosport
48
66.4
2014 Shadow of Mordor
32
44.0
2014 The Talos Principle
39
53.2
2013 Crysis 3
39
54.2
2013 Battlefield 4
36
49.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
80
109.4
2009 League of Legends
136
185.9

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
19
26.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
13
19.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
12
17.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
10
13.7
2023 Forspoken
10
13.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
8
11.8
2023 Dead Space
12
17.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
17
24.2
2023 Armored Core VI
17
24.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
7
10.4
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
13
19.0
2023 Remnant II
8
11.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
11
15.9
2023 Atomic Heart
11
15.3
2023 Starfield
7
10.2
2022 Elden Ring
16
22.3
2022 God of War
16
22.8
2022 Overwatch 2
28
39.4
2022 F1 22
13
19.0
2022 Dying Light 2
13
19.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
15
20.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
23
32.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
16
22.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
16
23.0
2021 Halo Infinite
13
19.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
18
24.9
2021 Hitman 3
19
27.1
2021 Far Cry 6
19
26.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
20
27.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
18
25.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
14
19.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9
13.3
2020 Valorant
48
66.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
20
28.4
2020 Death Stranding
23
32.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
14
20.2
2020 Godfall
20
27.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
15
20.6
2019 Apex Legends
22
30.4
2019 Anthem
15
21.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
22
30.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
27
36.8
2019 Metro Exodus
15
20.6
2019 World War Z
24
33.3
2019 Gears of War 5
19
26.9
2019 F1 2019
23
32.0
2019 GreedFall
21
29.8
2019 Borderlands 3
15
21.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
28
38.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
13
18.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
19
26.9
2018 Forza Horizon 4
26
35.9
2018 Hitman 2
18
25.1
2018 Just Cause 4
19
27.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
20
27.5
2018 Strange Brigade
28
39.4
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
27
37.8
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
21
28.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
26
35.4
2017 For Honor
27
37.8
2017 Project CARS 2
24
33.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
35
48.4
2016 Overwatch
32
43.8
2016 Dishonored 2
21
29.5
2015 Rocket League
53
73.1
2015 Need For Speed
29
40.1
2015 Project CARS
28
38.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
41
56.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
68
93.6
2009 League of Legends
83
113.3

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
19
26.4
2019 Anthem
13
18.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
18
25.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
22
30.2
2019 Metro Exodus
13
18.0
2019 World War Z
21
28.6
2019 Gears of War 5
17
23.8
2019 F1 2019
21
28.6
2019 GreedFall
17
23.4
2019 Borderlands 3
12
17.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
24
33.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
12
16.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
17
23.8
2018 Forza Horizon 4
23
32.5
2018 Hitman 2
16
21.9
2018 Just Cause 4
16
22.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
16
22.3
2018 Strange Brigade
24
33.3
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
23
32.5
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
17
24.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
23
32.5
2017 For Honor
22
31.1
2017 Project CARS 2
23
32.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
35
47.7
2016 Overwatch
26
36.4
2016 Dishonored 2
21
28.6
2015 Rocket League
43
59.2
2015 Need For Speed
26
36.3
2015 Project CARS
25
35.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
33
45.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
69
94.9
2009 League of Legends
65
88.5

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
14
20.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
8
12.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
8
12.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
5
7.8
2023 Forspoken
4
7.1
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
6.2
2023 Dead Space
5
7.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
9
14.3
2023 Armored Core VI
9
14.3
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
5.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
7
11.2
2023 Remnant II
4
6.0
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
5
8.4
2023 Atomic Heart
7
10.2
2023 Starfield
4
7.1
2022 Elden Ring
9
13.5
2022 God of War
12
18.2
2022 Overwatch 2
21
30.7
2022 F1 22
9
14.3
2022 Dying Light 2
9
14.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
11
15.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
16
23.6
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
9
14.3
2021 Forza Horizon 5
12
18.4
2021 Halo Infinite
9
13.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
11
16.9
2021 Hitman 3
12
17.5
2021 Far Cry 6
10
15.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
11
15.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
12
17.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
9
13.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
10.8
2020 Valorant
41
59.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
11
16.3
2020 Death Stranding
14
20.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
7
11.4
2020 Godfall
9
14.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
9
14.3
2019 Apex Legends
13
19.2
2019 Anthem
8
12.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
11
17.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
13
19.6
2019 Metro Exodus
9
13.7
2019 World War Z
14
20.4
2019 Gears of War 5
12
17.9
2019 F1 2019
15
21.5
2019 GreedFall
9
13.7
2019 Borderlands 3
8
11.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
17
24.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
12.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
12
17.9
2018 Forza Horizon 4
17
25.1
2018 Hitman 2
11
15.9
2018 Just Cause 4
10
15.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
9
14.3
2018 Strange Brigade
16
23.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
15
22.8
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
11
16.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
17
25.6
2017 For Honor
14
20.6
2017 Project CARS 2
19
28.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
29
41.5
2016 Overwatch
17
24.5
2016 Dishonored 2
16
24.2
2015 Rocket League
26
37.7
2015 Need For Speed
19
28.0
2015 Project CARS
19
28.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
20
28.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
59
85.5
2009 League of Legends
36
51.5
GTX 950 with i5-3350P at 1080p and High Quality settings
GTX 950 with i5-3350P at 1440p and High Quality settings
GTX 950 with i5-3350P 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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