The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950 has the GM206-250-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF is based on the graphics chip ACM-G11, which comes from the Alchemist architecture.
Memory
Memory
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950
SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF
Memory Size
2 GB
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.653 GHz
1.938 GHz
Memory Speed
6.6 Gbps
15.5 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
106 GB/s
186 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
96 bit
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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 SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF is 15.5 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.938 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950
SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF
Base Clock
1.024 GHz
2.000 GHz
Boost Clock
1.188 GHz
2.000 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950
SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF
TDP
90 W
75 W
Tjunction max
95 °C
Unknown
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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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 SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 75 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950
SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 75 mm
1 x 100 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
--
0 dB
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.
The SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950
SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
--
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
3x DP 2.0
DVI
2
--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950.
The SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950
SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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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 SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950
SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
No
VP9
No
Decode / Encode
AV1
No
Decode / Encode
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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
Dimensions
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 950
SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF
Length
220 mm
153 mm
Height
125 mm
100 mm
Width
40 mm
--
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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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 SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 8 Lanes interface.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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.
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.
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