Gainward GeForce GTX 950
vs
GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC LP


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The Gainward 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC LP 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.

GPU

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

The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC LP is based on the graphics chip GM206-250-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Gainward GeForce GTX 950 GPU GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC LP
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
GM206-250-A1 GPU Chip GM206-250-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Maxwell 2.0
6 Streaming Multiprocessors 6
768 Shader 768
32 Render Output Units 32
48 Texture Units 48
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

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

The graphics memory speed of the GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC LP is 6.6 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.653 GHz.

2 GB Memory Size 2 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.653 GHz Memory Clock 1.653 GHz
6.6 Gbps Memory Speed 6.6 Gbps
106 GB/s Memory bandwidth 106 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.

1.025 GHz Base Clock 1.038 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 1 %
1.190 GHz Boost Clock 1.216 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 2 %
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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

The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC LP has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 90 W.

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

Cooler & Fans

The Gainward GeForce GTX 950 is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC LP has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 85 mm Fan 1 2 x 50 mm
-- 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 Gainward GeForce GTX 950 .

The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC LP supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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 1x DP v1.2
2 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the Gainward 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC LP is 4096x2160 pixels.

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 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 No
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
No VP9 No

Dimensions

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

The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC LP needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

222 mm Length 183 mm
112 mm Height 124 mm
-- Width 41 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

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

The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC LP came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

426018336-3514 Part-no --
Q3/2015 Release date Q3/2016
149 $ Launch Price 149 $
28 nm Structure size 28 nm
data sheet Documents --

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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

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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