In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 104 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC.
The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 and has 768 texture shaders and 6 execution units.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, which has 1152 shaders and 9 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Memory Size
2 GB
3 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.653 GHz
2.002 GHz
Memory Speed
6.6 Gbps
8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
106 GB/s
192 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
192 bit
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The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 106 GB/s.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB can access 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Base Clock
1.076 GHz
1.506 GHz
Boost Clock
1.253 GHz
1.708 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC clocks in the base with up to 1.076 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 1.506 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
TDP
90 W
120 W
Tjunction max
95 °C
94 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC is 90 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
1 x 80 mm
1 x 65 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
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The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC has a total of 1 Axial fans.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.4
DVI
2
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 MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_1
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
No
VP9
No
Decode
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
MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Length
170 mm
250 mm
Height
111 mm
111 mm
Width
37 mm
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Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5 OC is 170 mm long, 111 mm high and 37 mm wide.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 250 mm long, 111 mm high and -- 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.
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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