GTX 950 benchmark with Core i9-10900K 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 Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K ($590)
CPU Impact on FPS + 1.6 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % + 10.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Low Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 141.1 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 108.2 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 95.9 FPS
Average 4K Performance 72.9 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 5.0
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 7.0
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 8.2
4K Cost Per Frame $ 11.5
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
75.9 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. It is a close call between the GTX 950 and its rival RX 460 by a small margin.

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
134.5 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 134.49475718703 fps. The GTX 950 averaged 134.49475718703 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
75.9 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. It is a close call between the GTX 950 and its rival RX 460 by a small margin.

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
121.3 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. Those who have a high refresh rate monitor will enjoy what GTX 950 has to offer as it averages 121.25590107746 fps. The GTX 950 averaged 121.25590107746 fps in , topping the RX 460 by a good 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
164.2 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 164.22381589694 fps. It is a close call between the GTX 950 and its rival RX 460 by a small margin.

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
105
116.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
77
86.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
69
76.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
55
62.0
2023 Forspoken
62
69.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
51
57.0
2023 Dead Space
77
86.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
88
98.6
2023 Armored Core VI
88
98.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
46
51.4
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
81
90.3
2023 Remnant II
51
57.0
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
64
71.6
2023 Atomic Heart
64
71.6
2023 Starfield
36
40.7
2022 Elden Ring
83
93.1
2022 God of War
80
89.1
2022 Overwatch 2
131
145.6
2022 F1 22
89
99.4
2022 Dying Light 2
85
95.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
85
95.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
126
140.8
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
97
108.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
80
89.9
2021 Halo Infinite
65
72.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
106
118.3
2021 Hitman 3
108
120.9
2021 Far Cry 6
102
113.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
110
122.3
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
110
123.1
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
68
75.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
47
53.3
2020 Valorant
214
238.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
105
116.9
2020 Death Stranding
117
130.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
83
93.1
2020 Godfall
115
128.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
68
75.9
2019 Apex Legends
116
129.2
2019 Anthem
82
91.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
111
123.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
148
165.5
2019 Metro Exodus
79
87.9
2019 World War Z
127
142.1
2019 Gears of War 5
106
118.3
2019 F1 2019
126
141.1
2019 GreedFall
116
129.9
2019 Borderlands 3
88
98.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
147
164.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
69
77.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
100
111.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
121
134.5
2018 Fallout 76
134
149.0
2018 Hitman 2
109
122.0
2018 Just Cause 4
105
117.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
112
124.9
2018 Strange Brigade
153
171.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
139
154.7
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
121
134.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
136
151.3
2017 For Honor
169
188.9
2017 Project CARS 2
130
144.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
151
168.1
2016 Overwatch
169
188.9
2016 Dishonored 2
101
113.1
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
109
121.3
2015 Total War: Attila
97
108.2
2015 Rocket League
364
405.5
2015 Need For Speed
144
160.3
2015 Project CARS
139
155.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
220
244.6
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
137
152.7
2014 Far Cry 4
134
149.3
2014 GRID Autosport
184
204.9
2014 Shadow of Mordor
128
142.8
2014 The Talos Principle
152
169.1
2013 Crysis 3
154
171.6
2013 Battlefield 4
142
158.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
281
312.9
2009 League of Legends
429
477.7

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
70
88.7
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
52
65.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
48
61.1
2023 The Last of Us Part I
38
48.5
2023 Forspoken
38
48.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
33
42.2
2023 Dead Space
48
61.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
65
81.7
2023 Armored Core VI
65
81.7
2023 Immortals of Aveum
29
37.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
52
65.5
2023 Remnant II
32
40.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
44
55.6
2023 Atomic Heart
42
53.7
2023 Starfield
28
36.2
2022 Elden Ring
60
75.5
2022 God of War
62
77.6
2022 Overwatch 2
101
127.0
2022 F1 22
52
65.5
2022 Dying Light 2
52
65.5
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
56
70.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
84
106.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
60
75.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
62
78.4
2021 Halo Infinite
52
65.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
67
83.8
2021 Hitman 3
72
90.7
2021 Far Cry 6
70
88.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
73
91.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
69
86.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
53
66.4
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
37
47.1
2020 Valorant
161
201.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
75
94.7
2020 Death Stranding
84
105.2
2020 Marvel's Avengers
55
69.5
2020 Godfall
72
91.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
56
70.3
2019 Apex Legends
80
100.6
2019 Anthem
59
74.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
79
99.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
95
119.4
2019 Metro Exodus
56
70.3
2019 World War Z
87
109.0
2019 Gears of War 5
71
89.9
2019 F1 2019
84
105.6
2019 GreedFall
79
99.0
2019 Borderlands 3
57
72.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
99
124.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
51
64.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
71
89.9
2018 Forza Horizon 4
93
116.9
2018 Hitman 2
67
84.6
2018 Just Cause 4
72
90.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
73
91.9
2018 Strange Brigade
101
127.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
98
122.7
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
76
95.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
92
115.4
2017 For Honor
97
122.3
2017 Project CARS 2
86
108.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
121
152.3
2016 Overwatch
111
139.7
2016 Dishonored 2
78
98.2
2015 Rocket League
175
218.9
2015 Need For Speed
103
129.2
2015 Project CARS
98
123.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
138
173.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
216
270.3
2009 League of Legends
253
316.7

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
67
88.7
2019 Anthem
48
63.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
64
84.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
75
99.8
2019 Metro Exodus
47
62.4
2019 World War Z
72
95.1
2019 Gears of War 5
60
80.1
2019 F1 2019
71
94.7
2019 GreedFall
59
78.8
2019 Borderlands 3
46
61.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
83
110.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
43
57.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
60
80.1
2018 Forza Horizon 4
81
106.7
2018 Hitman 2
56
74.6
2018 Just Cause 4
58
76.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
57
75.9
2018 Strange Brigade
82
109.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
81
106.7
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
61
81.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
81
106.7
2017 For Honor
77
102.5
2017 Project CARS 2
81
106.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
114
150.3
2016 Overwatch
89
118.3
2016 Dishonored 2
71
94.7
2015 Rocket League
138
182.1
2015 Need For Speed
89
117.6
2015 Project CARS
87
114.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
109
143.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
207
272.9
2009 League of Legends
195
257.2

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
49
70.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
31
44.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
31
44.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
19
28.3
2023 Forspoken
18
26.1
2023 The Callisto Protocol
16
23.3
2023 Dead Space
19
28.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
35
50.5
2023 Armored Core VI
35
50.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
13
19.8
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
27
39.7
2023 Remnant II
15
22.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
21
30.4
2023 Atomic Heart
25
36.2
2023 Starfield
18
26.1
2022 Elden Ring
33
47.6
2022 God of War
43
62.9
2022 Overwatch 2
70
101.4
2022 F1 22
35
50.5
2022 Dying Light 2
35
50.5
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
38
55.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
55
79.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
35
50.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
44
63.3
2021 Halo Infinite
33
48.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
40
58.3
2021 Hitman 3
42
60.6
2021 Far Cry 6
37
53.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
38
55.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
42
60.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
33
48.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
27
38.7
2020 Valorant
126
181.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
39
56.5
2020 Death Stranding
49
70.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
28
40.7
2020 Godfall
34
50.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
34
50.0
2019 Apex Legends
46
66.0
2019 Anthem
31
44.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
41
59.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
47
67.3
2019 Metro Exodus
33
48.1
2019 World War Z
48
69.9
2019 Gears of War 5
43
61.5
2019 F1 2019
51
73.3
2019 GreedFall
33
48.1
2019 Borderlands 3
29
42.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
57
82.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
30
44.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
43
61.5
2018 Forza Horizon 4
58
84.2
2018 Hitman 2
38
55.6
2018 Just Cause 4
37
53.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
35
50.5
2018 Strange Brigade
54
78.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
54
77.6
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
40
57.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
60
85.9
2017 For Honor
49
70.3
2017 Project CARS 2
65
93.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
92
132.7
2016 Overwatch
57
82.6
2016 Dishonored 2
56
81.3
2015 Rocket League
85
122.0
2015 Need For Speed
65
93.5
2015 Project CARS
65
93.5
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
66
95.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
174
249.5
2009 League of Legends
112
160.6
GTX 950 with Core i9-10900K at 1080p and Low Quality settings
GTX 950 with Core i9-10900K at 1440p and Low Quality settings
GTX 950 with Core i9-10900K 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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