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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC vs ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.27 GHz · 90 W Speed index 2/100

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC 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.

ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G
ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.23 GHz · 50 W Speed index 1/100

The ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa) (GCN 4) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 96 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC is 55 % faster than the ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OCASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G
Speed index
2/100
1/100
FP32
1.95 TFLOPS
1.26 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.27 GHz
1.23 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
106 GB/s
96 GB/s
TDP
90 W
50 W
Launch Price
159 $
99 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OCASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa)
GPU ChipGM206-250-A1Lexa PRO
Streaming Multiprocessors68
Shader768512
Render Output Units3216
Texture Units4832
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC has the GM206-250-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G is based on the graphics chip Lexa PRO, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OCASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G
Memory Size2 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.653 GHz1.500 GHz
Memory Speed6.6 Gbps6.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth106 GB/s96 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC clocks at 1.653 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 6.6 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G is 6.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.500 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OCASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G
Base Clock1.089 GHz1.100 GHz
Boost Clock1.266 GHz1.230 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.24 GHz1.18 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OCASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G
TDP90 W50 W
Tjunction max95 °C80 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin--
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 90 W.

The ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G has -- PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 50 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OCASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 90 mm1 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OCASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.21x DP 1.4
DVI21
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC.

The ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OCASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G
Max. resolution4096x21605120x2880
DirectX12_112
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G is 5120x2880 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OCASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OCASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G
Length173 mm170 mm
Height121 mm131 mm
Width36 mm42 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OCASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 8
Release dateQ2/2015Q3/2018
Launch Price159 $99 $
Structure size28 nm14 nm
Part-noGV-N950OC-2GD--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q2/2015.

The ASRock Phantom Gaming Radeon RX 550 4G came on the market in Q3/2018 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 8 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 17 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 24 fps (avg)

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 OC +15.4 %

  1. 17,199
  2. 14,902

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 OC +26.3 %

  1. 17,460
  2. 13,828

Geekbench 6 - Metal

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  2. 19,123

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