In the gpu comparison between the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC is 197 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and has 2048 texture shaders and 16 execution units.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, which has 768 shaders and 6 execution units.
Memory
Memory
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Memory Size
4 GB
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.653 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
6.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
106 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
128 bit
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 106 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Base Clock
1.228 GHz
1.024 GHz
Boost Clock
1.329 GHz
1.188 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC clocks in the base with up to 1.228 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 is 1.024 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
TDP
165 W
90 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
95 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin
1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC is 165 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 has a TDP of 90 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Fan-Type
Axial
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Fan 1
3 x 80 mm
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Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC has a total of 3 Axial fans.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 has 0 -- fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.2
DVI
1
1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Max. resolution
4096x2160
4096x2160
DirectX
12_1
12_1
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
No
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
No
AV1
No
No
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Length
281 mm
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Height
124 mm
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Width
41 mm
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Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC is 281 mm long, 124 mm high and 41 mm wide.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.
Additional data
Additional data
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
PCIe 3 x 16
Release date
Q3/2014
Q3/2015
Launch Price
549 $
149 $
Structure size
28 nm
28 nm
Part-no
98NQH6DNC7VZ
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC was released in Q3/2014 at a price of 549 $.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 was introduced in Q3/2015 at a price of 149 $.
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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