GTX 950 benchmark with i7-880 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 i7-880 @ 3.07GHz has less than 15% bottleneck in many games and can cause minor FPS loss. This combination between GTX 950 and Intel Core i7-880 @ 3.07GHz 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 i7-880 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 i7-880 @ 3.07GHz ($583)
CPU Impact on FPS -9.3 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -30.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings High Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 40.8 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 30.4 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 26.7 FPS
Average 4K Performance 19.8 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 7.7
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 10.7
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 12.4
4K Cost Per Frame $ 17.5
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
19.8 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
37.5 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. Against its rival - the RX 460, the GTX 950 is much slower.

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
19.8 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
33.4 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
46.9 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. 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
21
32.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
15
22.8
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
13
20.2
2023 The Last of Us Part I
10
15.9
2023 Forspoken
12
18.2
2023 The Callisto Protocol
9
14.5
2023 Dead Space
15
22.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
17
26.6
2023 Armored Core VI
17
26.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
8
13.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
15
24.2
2023 Remnant II
9
14.5
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
12
18.6
2023 Atomic Heart
12
18.6
2023 Starfield
6
10.2
2022 Elden Ring
16
24.9
2022 God of War
15
23.8
2022 Overwatch 2
27
40.9
2022 F1 22
17
26.7
2022 Dying Light 2
16
25.5
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
16
25.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
26
39.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
19
29.3
2021 Forza Horizon 5
15
24.0
2021 Halo Infinite
12
19.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
21
32.4
2021 Hitman 3
21
33.3
2021 Far Cry 6
20
31.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
22
33.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
22
34.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
13
19.8
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9
13.7
2020 Valorant
47
72.2
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
21
32.0
2020 Death Stranding
23
36.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
16
24.9
2020 Godfall
23
35.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
13
19.8
2019 Apex Legends
23
35.9
2019 Anthem
16
24.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
22
34.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
31
47.4
2019 Metro Exodus
15
23.4
2019 World War Z
26
39.9
2019 Gears of War 5
21
32.4
2019 F1 2019
26
39.6
2019 GreedFall
23
36.1
2019 Borderlands 3
17
26.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
30
46.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
13
20.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
19
30.2
2018 Forza Horizon 4
24
37.5
2018 Fallout 76
27
42.0
2018 Hitman 2
22
33.6
2018 Just Cause 4
21
32.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
22
34.5
2018 Strange Brigade
32
49.2
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
28
43.8
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
24
37.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
28
42.8
2017 For Honor
36
55.0
2017 Project CARS 2
26
40.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
31
48.2
2016 Overwatch
36
55.0
2016 Dishonored 2
20
30.9
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
22
33.4
2015 Total War: Attila
19
29.3
2015 Rocket League
91
137.7
2015 Need For Speed
30
45.7
2015 Project CARS
29
44.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
49
74.4
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
28
43.3
2014 Far Cry 4
27
42.1
2014 GRID Autosport
40
60.5
2014 Shadow of Mordor
26
40.1
2014 The Talos Principle
32
48.6
2013 Crysis 3
32
49.4
2013 Battlefield 4
29
45.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
66
99.9
2009 League of Legends
112
170.0

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
15
24.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
11
17.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
10
15.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
8
12.4
2023 Forspoken
8
12.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
10.8
2023 Dead Space
10
15.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
14
21.9
2023 Armored Core VI
14
21.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
9.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
11
17.3
2023 Remnant II
6
10.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
9
14.5
2023 Atomic Heart
9
13.9
2023 Starfield
6
9.1
2022 Elden Ring
13
20.2
2022 God of War
13
20.8
2022 Overwatch 2
23
35.9
2022 F1 22
11
17.3
2022 Dying Light 2
11
17.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
12
18.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
19
29.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
13
20.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
13
20.9
2021 Halo Infinite
11
17.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
14
22.6
2021 Hitman 3
16
24.7
2021 Far Cry 6
15
24.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
16
24.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
15
23.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
11
17.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
12.0
2020 Valorant
40
60.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
17
25.8
2020 Death Stranding
19
29.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
12
18.4
2020 Godfall
16
24.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
12
18.6
2019 Apex Legends
18
27.7
2019 Anthem
13
19.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
18
27.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
22
33.4
2019 Metro Exodus
12
18.6
2019 World War Z
19
30.2
2019 Gears of War 5
16
24.5
2019 F1 2019
19
29.1
2019 GreedFall
17
27.1
2019 Borderlands 3
12
19.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
23
35.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
11
17.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
16
24.5
2018 Forza Horizon 4
21
32.7
2018 Hitman 2
15
22.8
2018 Just Cause 4
16
24.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
16
25.1
2018 Strange Brigade
23
35.9
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
22
34.5
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
17
26.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
21
32.2
2017 For Honor
22
34.5
2017 Project CARS 2
19
30.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
29
44.0
2016 Overwatch
26
39.9
2016 Dishonored 2
17
26.9
2015 Rocket League
44
66.7
2015 Need For Speed
24
36.4
2015 Project CARS
23
34.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
33
51.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
56
85.5
2009 League of Legends
68
103.4

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
15
24.2
2019 Anthem
11
16.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
15
22.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
18
27.5
2019 Metro Exodus
10
16.5
2019 World War Z
17
26.0
2019 Gears of War 5
14
21.7
2019 F1 2019
17
26.0
2019 GreedFall
14
21.3
2019 Borderlands 3
10
16.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
20
30.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
9
15.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
14
21.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
19
29.5
2018 Hitman 2
13
20.0
2018 Just Cause 4
13
20.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
13
20.4
2018 Strange Brigade
19
30.2
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
19
29.5
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
14
21.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
19
29.5
2017 For Honor
18
28.4
2017 Project CARS 2
19
29.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
28
43.5
2016 Overwatch
21
33.3
2016 Dishonored 2
17
26.0
2015 Rocket League
35
54.0
2015 Need For Speed
21
33.1
2015 Project CARS
21
32.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
27
41.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
57
86.7
2009 League of Legends
53
80.8

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
12
18.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
7
11.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
7
11.6
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
6.9
2023 Forspoken
4
6.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
5.6
2023 Dead Space
4
6.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
8
13.1
2023 Armored Core VI
8
13.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
4.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
6
10.2
2023 Remnant II
3
5.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
5
7.6
2023 Atomic Heart
6
9.1
2023 Starfield
4
6.5
2022 Elden Ring
8
12.2
2022 God of War
11
16.7
2022 Overwatch 2
18
28.0
2022 F1 22
8
13.1
2022 Dying Light 2
8
13.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
9
14.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
14
21.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
8
13.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
11
16.7
2021 Halo Infinite
8
12.4
2021 Battlefield 2042
10
15.3
2021 Hitman 3
10
15.9
2021 Far Cry 6
9
13.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
9
14.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
10
15.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
8
12.4
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
6
9.9
2020 Valorant
35
53.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
9
14.7
2020 Death Stranding
12
18.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
6
10.4
2020 Godfall
8
12.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
8
12.9
2019 Apex Legends
11
17.5
2019 Anthem
7
11.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
10
15.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
11
17.9
2019 Metro Exodus
8
12.4
2019 World War Z
12
18.6
2019 Gears of War 5
10
16.3
2019 F1 2019
12
19.6
2019 GreedFall
8
12.4
2019 Borderlands 3
7
10.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
14
22.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
7
11.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
10
16.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
15
22.8
2018 Hitman 2
9
14.5
2018 Just Cause 4
9
13.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
8
13.1
2018 Strange Brigade
13
20.9
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
13
20.9
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
9
15.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
15
23.4
2017 For Honor
12
18.6
2017 Project CARS 2
16
25.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
25
37.8
2016 Overwatch
14
22.3
2016 Dishonored 2
14
21.9
2015 Rocket League
22
34.3
2015 Need For Speed
16
25.6
2015 Project CARS
16
25.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
17
26.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
51
78.1
2009 League of Legends
30
46.9
GTX 950 with i7-880 at 1080p and High Quality settings
GTX 950 with i7-880 at 1440p and High Quality settings
GTX 950 with i7-880 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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