ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950
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MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950 and the MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 and has 768 texture shaders and 6 execution units. MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, which has 2048 shaders and 16 execution units. |
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| ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950 | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
| GM206-250-A1 | GPU Chip | GM204-400-A1 |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 6 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 |
| 768 | Shader | 2048 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 48 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 106 GB/s. The MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.653 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 6.6 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 106 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950 clocks in the base with up to 1.165 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G is 1.216 GHz. |
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| 1.165 GHz | Base Clock | 1.216 GHz |
| 1.355 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.317 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.29 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950 is 90 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector. The MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G has a TDP of 165 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 90 W | TDP | 165 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 95 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950 has a total of 2 Axial fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 75 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950. The MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 1x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| 2 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| No | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950 is 220 mm long, 125 mm high and 39 mm wide. The MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G is 279 mm long, 140 mm high and 36 mm wide. |
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| 220 mm | Length | 279 mm |
| 125 mm | Height | 140 mm |
| 39 mm | Width | 36 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 936 g |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950 was released in Q1/2016 at a price of 179 $. The MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G was introduced in Q3/2014 at a price of 529 $. |
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| ECHELON-GTX950-O2G | Part-no | V317-008R |
| Q1/2016 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| 179 $ | Launch Price | 529 $ |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| -- | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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
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ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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ASUS Echelon GeForce GTX 950
2 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
4 GB GDDR5 |
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