NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M review. Specs and Benchmarks

A detailed review of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M. Ranked 341 in CpusData's performance ranking.

Manufacturer NVIDIA, year of manufacture 2015, process technology 28 nm, power consumption 75 Watt (TDP).

The graphics card runs at a clock frequency of 914 MHz, capable of overclocking up to 1124 MHz. On board is 4 GB of memory with a clock rate of 1000 or 2500 MHz and a bandwidth of 32 or 80 GB/s.

Below is some key information about the technologies used, interfaces, motherboard compatibility and test results in popular games. This data will help you decide which graphics card to choose. You can also compare your NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M graphics card online with other models on our site.

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General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating:		407
Value for money (0-100):		5.29
Architecture:		Maxwell
Code name:		GM107
Type:		Laptop
Release date:		12 March 2015 (6 years ago)
Price now:		$797
Value for money:		1.41
GPU code name:		N16P-GT
Market segment:		Laptop

Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines:		640
Core clock speed:		914 MHz
Boost Clock:		1124 MHz
Transistor count:		1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology:		28 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		75 Watt
Texture fill rate:		44.96
Floating-point performance:		1,439 gflops
CUDA cores:		640
Pipelines / CUDA cores:		640
Boost clock speed:		1124 MHz
Number of transistors:		1,870 million
Thermal design power (TDP):		75 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

Interface:		PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size:		medium sized
SLI options:		+
Bus support:		PCI Express 3.0

Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M.

Memory type:		DDR3 or GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount:		4 GB
Memory bus width:		128 Bit
Memory clock speed:		1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth:		32 or 80 GB/s
Shared memory:		-

Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

Display Connectors:		No outputs
HDMI:		+
VGA аnalog display support:		+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support:		+

Technologies

Additional technologies that the vendor integrates into its devices. They do not directly affect the performance, but can have a nice addition to the graphics card functionality both in games and at work.

GPU Boost:		2.0
CUDA:		+
GeForce Experience:		+
Optimus:		+
Ansel:		+
GameStream:		+
GeForce ShadowPlay:		+
GameWorks:		+
BatteryBoost:		+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder:		+
Adaptive VSync:		+
DSR:		+

API support

Supported by the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

DirectX:		12 (11_0)
OpenGL:		4.5
Vulkan:		1.1.126
Shader Model:		5.1
OpenCL:		1.2

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).

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Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

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Death Stranding (2020)

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F1 2020 (2020)

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79.9

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38.4

high
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28.8

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18.5

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12.6

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Gears Tactics (2020)

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98.1

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37.5

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20.5

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14.8

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Doom Eternal (2020)

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Legend
5	Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
	May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
	May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
?	Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
	Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M in Benchmarks

The performance of the graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M is presented in popular modern benchmarks. Testing at maximum loads gives us an idea of the real power of the graphics processor and allows us to compare the model with other popular graphics cards. You can find benchmark descriptions and results on their pages.