GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 vs MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB

GPU comparison with benchmarks 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.

GPU 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.
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950	GPU	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950	Based on	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
GM206-250-A1	GPU Chip	GA106-302-A1
Maxwell 2.0	Architecture	Ampere
6	Streaming Multiprocessors	28
768	Shader	3584
32	Render Output Units	48
48	Texture Units	112
0	Raytracing Cores	28

Memory 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.
2 GB	Memory Size	8 GB
GDDR5	Memory Type	GDDR6
1.653 GHz	Memory Clock	1.875 GHz
6.6 Gbps	Memory Speed	15.0 Gbps
106 GB/s	Memory bandwidth	240 GB/s
128 bit	Memory Interface	128 bit

Clock Speeds 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.
1.051 GHz	Base Clock	1.320 GHz
1.228 GHz	Boost Clock	1.777 GHz
1.19 GHz	Avg (Game) Clock
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design 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.
90 W	TDP	170 W
--	TDP (up)	--
95 °C	Tjunction max	93 °C
	PCIe-Power	1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans 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.
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
1 x 90 mm	Fan 1	2 x 100 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
0 dB	Noise (Idle)	0 dB
--	Noise (Load)	--

Connectivity 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.
4	Max. Displays	4
2.2	HDCP-Version	2.3
1x HDMI v2.0	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.1
1x DP v1.2	DP Ports	3x DP v1.4a
2	DVI Ports	--
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--

Featureset 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.
4096x2160	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_1	DirectX	12_2 (Ultimate)
No	Raytracing	Yes
No	DLSS / FSR	Yes
No LED lighting	LED	No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
No	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
No	AV1	Decode
Decode	VP8	Decode
No	VP9	Decode

Dimensions 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.
181 mm	Length	235 mm
119 mm	Height	124 mm
27 mm	Width	42 mm
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
--	Weight	675 g
PCIe 3 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 4.0 x 16
No	SFF-Ready	No

Additional data The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 was released in Q2/2015 at a price of 149 $. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB was introduced in Q4/2022 at a price of 329 $ (Reference).
GV-N950D5-2GD	Part-no	--
Q2/2015	Release date	Q4/2022
149 $	Launch Price	329 $ (Reference)
28 nm	Structure size	8 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
1.051 GHz, 2 GB (90 W TDP)

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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB
1.320 GHz, 8 GB (170 W TDP)

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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


	GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 2 GB GDDR5	764
	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB 8 GB GDDR6	4013

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB 8 GB GDDR6	5013

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)


	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB 8 GB GDDR6	2168

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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)


	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB 8 GB GDDR6	29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB 8 GB GDDR6	35 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB 8 GB GDDR6	55 fps (avg)

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The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)


	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB 8 GB GDDR6	9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB 8 GB GDDR6	24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB 8 GB GDDR6	58 fps (avg)

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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


	GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 2 GB GDDR5	16670
	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB 8 GB GDDR6	88325

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 2 GB GDDR5	16923
	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB 8 GB GDDR6	84674

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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)


	GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 2 GB GDDR5	1.89
	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB 8 GB GDDR6	12.74

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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8GB

GPU comparison with benchmarks

GPU

Memory

Clock Speeds

Thermal Design

Cooler & Fans

Connectivity

Featureset

Supported Video Codecs

Dimensions

Additional data

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