ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS Strix 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.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB (Pascal) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

GPU

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950 has the GM206-250-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is based on the graphics chip GP107-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950 GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
GM206-250-A1 GPU Chip GP107-300-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Pascal
6 Streaming Multiprocessors 5
768 Shader 640
32 Render Output Units 32
48 Texture Units 40
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950 clocks at 1.653 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 6.6 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.752 GHz.

2 GB Memory Size 2 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.653 GHz Memory Clock 1.752 GHz
6.6 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
106 GB/s Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.024 GHz Base Clock 1.354 GHz
1.188 GHz Boost Clock 1.455 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 90 W.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 75 W.

90 W TDP 75 W
-- TDP (up) --
95 °C Tjunction max 97 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 75 mm Fan 1 --
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 3
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
1x DP v1.2 DP Ports 1x DP v1.4
2 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950 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 1050 is 7680x4320 pixels.

4096x2160 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
No DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 No
No VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950 is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

220 mm Length 145 mm
125 mm Height 111 mm
40 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950 has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q3/2015.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

STRIX-GTX950-DC2-2GD5-GAMING Part-no --
Q3/2015 Release date Q3/2016
149 $ Launch Price 109 $ (Reference)
28 nm Structure size 14 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

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)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5
14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5
28 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5
35 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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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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