In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 and the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB is 574 % faster than the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950.
The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 and has 768 texture shaders and 6 execution units.
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.
Memory
Memory
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB
Memory Size
2 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.653 GHz
1.875 GHz
Memory Speed
6.6 Gbps
15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
106 GB/s
240 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
128 bit
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 106 GB/s.
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 240 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB
Base Clock
1.051 GHz
1.320 GHz
Boost Clock
1.228 GHz
1.777 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
1.19 GHz
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Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 clocks in the base with up to 1.051 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB is 1.320 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB
TDP
90 W
170 W
Tjunction max
95 °C
93 °C
PCIe-Power
--
1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 is 90 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the -- connector.
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 90 mm
2 x 100 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 has a total of 1 Axial fans.
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.4a
DVI
2
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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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950.
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB
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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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
Decode
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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
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB
Length
181 mm
235 mm
Height
119 mm
124 mm
Width
27 mm
42 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
--
675 g
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 is 181 mm long, 119 mm high and 27 mm wide.
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB is 235 mm long, 124 mm high and 42 mm wide.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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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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