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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 950
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT logo
General information GeForce GTX 950 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Launched Q3 2015 Q2 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1024 MHz 0 % 925 MHz 9.7 %
Effective Clock 7020 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 14.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 W 51.4 % 185 W 0 %
Length 283 mm 0 % 275 mm 2.8 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 2 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Performance GeForce GTX 950 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Overall Score 37143 0 % 33983 8.5 %
Future Proof 41 % 0 % 26 % 36.6 %
Benchmark Score 13796 0 % 11549 16.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 642.7 3.6 % 666.9 0 %
Average DirectX performance 44.6 FPS 0 % 33 FPS 26 %
DirectX 9 performance 93.3 FPS 0 % 48 FPS 48.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 22.2 FPS 16.8 % 26.6 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 40.1 FPS 1.8 % 40.8 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 23 FPS 0 % 16.7 FPS 27.2 %
Graphic card computing 2266.5 operations/s 19.3 % 2807.4 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 7870 XT.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 950 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 79.0 FPS 70.7 FPS
High settings 142.2 FPS 127.3 FPS
Medium settings 170.7 FPS 152.8 FPS
Low settings 238.9 FPS 213.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.5 %

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 7870 XT.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 950 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 61.4 FPS 56.0 FPS
High settings 110.6 FPS 100.9 FPS
Medium settings 132.7 FPS 121.0 FPS
Low settings 185.8 FPS 169.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.8 %
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