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ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.68 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is 242 % faster than the ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini.

ASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Speed index
2/100
5/100
FP32
1.89 TFLOPS
6.46 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.23 GHz
1.68 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
106 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
90 W
150 W
Launch Price
149 $
379 $

GPU

GPUASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GPU ChipGM206-250-A1GP104-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors615
Shader7681920
Render Output Units3264
Texture Units48120
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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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is based on the graphics chip GP104-200-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.

Memory

MemoryASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Memory Size2 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.653 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed6.6 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth106 GB/s256 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Base Clock1.051 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.228 GHz1.683 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 MiniNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
TDP90 W150 W
Tjunction max95 °C94 °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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 150 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Fan-TypeHybrid Radial/AxialRadial
Fan 11 x 90 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini is equipped with a total of 1 Hybrid Radial/Axial main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.23x DP 1.4
DVI11
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Mini.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS GeForce GTX 950 MiniNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
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 MiniNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Length172 mm267 mm
Height112 mm111 mm
Width40 mm38 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 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 MiniNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2015Q2/2016
Launch Price149 $379 $
Structure size28 nm16 nm
Part-noGTX950-M-2GD5--
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 34 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 65 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 92 fps (avg)

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 +174.6 %

  1. 16,670
  2. 45,783

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 +187.0 %

  1. 16,923
  2. 48,569

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