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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs PNY GeForce GTX 950

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.40 GHz · 300 W Speed index 43/100

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (RDNA 3) and has 20 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 800 GB/s.

PNY GeForce GTX 950
PNY GeForce GTX 950 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.19 GHz · 90 W Speed index 2/100

The PNY GeForce GTX 950 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 106 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 2,720 % faster than the PNY GeForce GTX 950.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPNY GeForce GTX 950
Speed index
43/100
2/100
FP32
51.61 TFLOPS
1.83 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.40 GHz
1.19 GHz
Memory Size
20 GB GDDR6
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
800 GB/s
106 GB/s
TDP
300 W
90 W
Launch Price
899 $
149 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPNY GeForce GTX 950
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
GPU ChipNavi 31GM206-250-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors846
Shader5376768
Render Output Units19232
Texture Units33648
Raytracing Cores84--
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has the Navi 31 graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 3 architecture.

The PNY GeForce GTX 950 is based on the graphics chip GM206-250-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPNY GeForce GTX 950
Memory Size20 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.500 GHz1.653 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps6.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth800 GB/s106 GB/s
Memory Interface320 bit128 bit
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The graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT clocks at 2.500 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 20.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the PNY GeForce GTX 950 is 6.6 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.653 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPNY GeForce GTX 950
Base Clock1.500 GHz1.024 GHz
Boost Clock2.400 GHz1.188 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.00 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPNY GeForce GTX 950
TDP300 W90 W
Tjunction max97 °C95 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 300 W.

The PNY GeForce GTX 950 has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 90 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPNY GeForce GTX 950
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm1 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The PNY GeForce GTX 950 has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPNY GeForce GTX 950
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort2x DP 2.11x DP 1.2
DVI--2
USB-C1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

The PNY GeForce GTX 950 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPNY GeForce GTX 950
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the PNY GeForce GTX 950 is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPNY GeForce GTX 950
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeNo
AV1Decode / EncodeNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPNY GeForce GTX 950
Length276 mm214 mm
Height113 mm111 mm
Width51 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is connected to the system via PCIe 4 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The PNY GeForce GTX 950 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPNY GeForce GTX 950
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q3/2015
Launch Price899 $149 $
Structure size5 nm28 nm
Part-no--GF950GTX2GEPB
Documentsdata sheet--
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q4/2022.

The PNY GeForce GTX 950 came on the market in Q3/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +1,556.0 %

  1. 12,453
  2. 752

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 13,969
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 4,529
  2. no data

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 88 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 138 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +953.6 %

  1. 170,054
  2. 16,141

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +1,098.9 %

  1. 196,447
  2. 16,386

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