GTX 950 benchmark with i5-7600 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. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 950 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

GTX 950 benchmark with i5-7600 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 i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz ($239.97)
CPU Impact on FPS -1.8 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -10.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings High Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 53.4 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 39.7 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 35.0 FPS
Average 4K Performance 26.0 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 5.6
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 7.9
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 9.1
4K Cost Per Frame $ 12.8
Series GTX 950
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Overall Combination Score 72/100 Very 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)

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
27.1 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.

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

High Quality

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
51.0 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. The GTX 950 averaged 51.049667722818 fps in , topping the RX 460 by a good margin.

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
27.1 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.

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

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
63.9 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. The GTX 950's performance in this game hovers around the 60fps mark.

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
39
43.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
28
31.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
24
27.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
19
21.9
2023 Forspoken
22
24.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
17
19.8
2023 Dead Space
28
31.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
32
36.3
2023 Armored Core VI
32
36.3
2023 Immortals of Aveum
16
17.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
29
32.9
2023 Remnant II
17
19.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
23
25.6
2023 Atomic Heart
23
25.6
2023 Starfield
12
13.9
2022 Elden Ring
30
34.0
2022 God of War
29
32.4
2022 Overwatch 2
50
55.8
2022 F1 22
32
36.6
2022 Dying Light 2
31
34.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
31
34.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
48
53.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
36
40.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
29
32.7
2021 Halo Infinite
23
25.8
2021 Battlefield 2042
39
44.2
2021 Hitman 3
40
45.4
2021 Far Cry 6
38
42.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
41
45.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
41
46.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
24
27.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
16
18.6
2020 Valorant
88
97.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
39
43.5
2020 Death Stranding
44
49.4
2020 Marvel's Avengers
30
34.0
2020 Godfall
43
48.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
24
27.1
2019 Apex Legends
43
48.7
2019 Anthem
29
33.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
41
46.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
58
64.5
2019 Metro Exodus
28
31.8
2019 World War Z
48
54.2
2019 Gears of War 5
39
44.2
2019 F1 2019
48
53.8
2019 GreedFall
44
49.1
2019 Borderlands 3
32
36.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
57
63.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
25
27.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
37
41.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
45
51.0
2018 Fallout 76
51
57.1
2018 Hitman 2
41
45.9
2018 Just Cause 4
39
43.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
42
46.9
2018 Strange Brigade
60
66.9
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
53
59.5
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
45
51.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
52
58.2
2017 For Honor
67
74.8
2017 Project CARS 2
49
55.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
58
65.4
2016 Overwatch
67
74.8
2016 Dishonored 2
37
42.1
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
40
45.5
2015 Total War: Attila
36
40.1
2015 Rocket League
166
185.4
2015 Need For Speed
55
62.1
2015 Project CARS
53
59.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
90
100.7
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
53
58.9
2014 Far Cry 4
51
57.3
2014 GRID Autosport
73
82.2
2014 Shadow of Mordor
49
54.5
2014 The Talos Principle
59
65.9
2013 Crysis 3
60
67.2
2013 Battlefield 4
55
61.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
121
134.9
2009 League of Legends
205
228.5

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
26
32.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
18
23.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
17
21.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
13
17.1
2023 Forspoken
13
17.1
2023 The Callisto Protocol
11
14.7
2023 Dead Space
17
21.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
24
30.0
2023 Armored Core VI
24
30.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
10
13.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
18
23.6
2023 Remnant II
11
13.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
15
19.8
2023 Atomic Heart
15
19.2
2023 Starfield
10
12.7
2022 Elden Ring
22
27.7
2022 God of War
22
28.4
2022 Overwatch 2
38
48.7
2022 F1 22
18
23.6
2022 Dying Light 2
18
23.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
20
25.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
32
40.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
21
27.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
23
28.8
2021 Halo Infinite
18
23.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
24
30.9
2021 Hitman 3
27
33.8
2021 Far Cry 6
26
32.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
27
34.1
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
25
31.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
19
24.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
13
16.5
2020 Valorant
65
82.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
28
35.2
2020 Death Stranding
31
39.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
20
25.3
2020 Godfall
27
34.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
20
25.6
2019 Apex Legends
30
37.7
2019 Anthem
21
27.1
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
29
37.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
36
45.7
2019 Metro Exodus
20
25.6
2019 World War Z
33
41.3
2019 Gears of War 5
26
33.4
2019 F1 2019
31
39.9
2019 GreedFall
29
37.1
2019 Borderlands 3
21
26.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
38
48.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
18
23.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
26
33.4
2018 Forza Horizon 4
35
44.5
2018 Hitman 2
25
31.3
2018 Just Cause 4
27
33.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
27
34.3
2018 Strange Brigade
38
48.7
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
37
47.1
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
28
35.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
35
43.8
2017 For Honor
37
46.9
2017 Project CARS 2
32
40.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
47
59.9
2016 Overwatch
43
54.3
2016 Dishonored 2
29
36.8
2015 Rocket League
72
90.4
2015 Need For Speed
39
49.7
2015 Project CARS
37
47.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
55
69.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
92
115.7
2009 League of Legends
111
139.7

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
25
32.9
2019 Anthem
17
22.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
23
31.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
28
37.5
2019 Metro Exodus
17
22.6
2019 World War Z
27
35.6
2019 Gears of War 5
22
29.5
2019 F1 2019
26
35.4
2019 GreedFall
21
28.9
2019 Borderlands 3
16
22.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
31
41.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
15
20.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
22
29.5
2018 Forza Horizon 4
30
40.3
2018 Hitman 2
20
27.3
2018 Just Cause 4
21
28.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
21
27.8
2018 Strange Brigade
31
41.3
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
30
40.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
22
30.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
30
40.3
2017 For Honor
29
38.7
2017 Project CARS 2
30
40.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
45
59.2
2016 Overwatch
34
45.4
2016 Dishonored 2
26
35.4
2015 Rocket League
55
73.4
2015 Need For Speed
34
45.0
2015 Project CARS
33
43.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
42
56.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
89
117.2
2009 League of Legends
83
109.3

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
17
25.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
11
15.9
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
11
15.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
6
9.7
2023 Forspoken
6
8.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
5
7.8
2023 Dead Space
6
9.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
12
17.9
2023 Armored Core VI
12
17.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
4
6.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
9
13.9
2023 Remnant II
5
7.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
7
10.4
2023 Atomic Heart
8
12.7
2023 Starfield
6
8.9
2022 Elden Ring
11
16.7
2022 God of War
15
22.6
2022 Overwatch 2
26
38.2
2022 F1 22
12
17.9
2022 Dying Light 2
12
17.9
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
13
19.8
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
20
29.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
12
17.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
15
22.8
2021 Halo Infinite
11
16.9
2021 Battlefield 2042
14
20.9
2021 Hitman 3
15
21.9
2021 Far Cry 6
13
19.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
13
19.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
15
21.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
11
16.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9
13.5
2020 Valorant
51
73.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
14
20.2
2020 Death Stranding
17
25.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
9
14.3
2020 Godfall
12
17.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
12
17.7
2019 Apex Legends
16
24.0
2019 Anthem
11
15.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
14
21.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
17
24.5
2019 Metro Exodus
11
16.9
2019 World War Z
17
25.5
2019 Gears of War 5
15
22.3
2019 F1 2019
18
26.7
2019 GreedFall
11
16.9
2019 Borderlands 3
10
14.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
21
30.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
10
15.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
15
22.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
21
31.3
2018 Hitman 2
13
19.8
2018 Just Cause 4
13
19.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
12
17.9
2018 Strange Brigade
20
28.8
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
20
28.6
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
14
20.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
22
31.8
2017 For Honor
17
25.6
2017 Project CARS 2
24
34.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
35
51.4
2016 Overwatch
21
30.6
2016 Dishonored 2
21
30.0
2015 Rocket League
32
46.9
2015 Need For Speed
24
34.8
2015 Project CARS
24
34.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
24
35.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
73
105.7
2009 League of Legends
44
63.9
GTX 950 with i5-7600 at 1080p and High Quality settings
GTX 950 with i5-7600 at 1440p and High Quality settings
GTX 950 with i5-7600 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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