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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 950
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 logo AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo
General information GeForce GTX 950 Radeon HD 7970
Launched Q3 2015 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 33.3 % 3072 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1024 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 2.3 %
Boost Clock 1405 MHz 0 % 975 MHz 30.6 %
Effective Clock 7020 MHz 0 % 6600 MHz 6 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 W 64 % 250 W 0 %
Length 283 mm 11.6 % 320 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Performance GeForce GTX 950 Radeon HD 7970
Overall Score 37119 0 % 36808 0.8 %
Future Proof 41 % 0 % 21 % 48.8 %
Benchmark Score 13778 0 % 13548 1.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 645.9 11.3 % 728.5 0 %
Average DirectX performance 44.9 FPS 0 % 39.5 FPS 12 %
DirectX 9 performance 94.8 FPS 0 % 58.7 FPS 38.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 21.8 FPS 31.5 % 31.9 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 39.7 FPS 18.3 % 48.6 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 23.2 FPS 0 % 18.8 FPS 18.9 %
Graphic card computing 2254.3 operations/s 30.2 % 3231.1 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 950, Radeon HD 7970.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 950 Radeon HD 7970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 79.7 FPS 78.9 FPS
High settings 143.5 FPS 142.0 FPS
Medium settings 172.2 FPS 170.3 FPS
Low settings 241.0 FPS 238.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 950, Radeon HD 7970.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 950 Radeon HD 7970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 61.8 FPS 61.3 FPS
High settings 111.3 FPS 110.3 FPS
Medium settings 133.6 FPS 132.4 FPS
Low settings 187.0 FPS 185.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.9 %
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