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ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G

ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini
ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.23 GHz · 90 W Speed index 2/100

The ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini 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.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.23 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 470 (Ellesmere) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 211 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G is 167 % faster than the ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini.

ASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniGIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G
Speed index
2/100
4/100
FP32
1.89 TFLOPS
5.04 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.23 GHz
1.23 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
106 GB/s
211 GB/s
TDP
90 W
120 W
Launch Price
149 $
179 $

GPU

GPUASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniGIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950AMD Radeon RX 470
GPU ChipGM206-250-A1Polaris 10 PRO
Streaming Multiprocessors632
Shader7682048
Render Output Units3232
Texture Units48128
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini has the GM206-250-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G is based on the graphics chip Polaris 10 PRO, which comes from the Ellesmere architecture.

Memory

MemoryASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniGIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G
Memory Size2 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.653 GHz1.650 GHz
Memory Speed6.6 Gbps6.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth106 GB/s211 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini clocks at 1.653 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 6.6 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G is 6.6 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.650 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniGIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G
Base Clock1.051 GHz0.926 GHz
Boost Clock1.228 GHz1.230 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 DesignASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniGIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G
TDP90 W120 W
Tjunction max95 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 90 W.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniGIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G
Fan-TypeHybrid Radial/AxialAxial
Fan 11 x 90 mm2 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini is equipped with a total of 1 Hybrid Radial/Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniGIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI11
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniGIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_0
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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With the ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniGIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9NoNo
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniGIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G
Length172 mm232 mm
Height112 mm116 mm
Width40 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniGIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2015Q3/2016
Launch Price149 $179 $
Structure size28 nm14 nm
Part-noGTX950-M-2GD5GV-RX470G1 GAMING-4GD
Documents--data sheet
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q3/2015.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G +121.5 %

  1. 16,670
  2. 36,927

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G +136.3 %

  1. 16,923
  2. 39,987

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 36,740

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