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GPU comparison with benchmarks

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.19 GHz · 90 W Speed index 2/100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 3/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 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 115 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Speed index
2/100
3/100
FP32
1.83 TFLOPS
3.94 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.19 GHz
1.71 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
3 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
106 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
90 W
120 W
Launch Price
149 $
199 $
MonkeyBench 2026.3
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105 pts

Technical details

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GPU ChipGM206-250-A1GP106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors69
Shader7681152
Render Output Units3248
Texture Units4872
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 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

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Memory Size2 GB3 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.653 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed6.6 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth106 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit192 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 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 SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Base Clock1.024 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.188 GHz1.708 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 clocks in the base with up to 1.024 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 1.506 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
TDP90 W120 W
Tjunction max95 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 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 & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Fan-Type--Radial
Fan 1--1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 has a total of 0 -- fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.4
DVI11
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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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 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 CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Length--250 mm
Height--111 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 250 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2015Q3/2016
Launch Price149 $199 $
Structure size28 nm16 nm
Documents--data sheet
More information
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 was released in Q3/2015 at a price of 149 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 199 $.

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)

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9502 GB GDDR5
    no data
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    28 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9502 GB GDDR5
    no data
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    45 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9502 GB GDDR5
    no data
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    65 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB +96.4 %

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9502 GB GDDR5
    16,141
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    31,694

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB +100.7 %

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9502 GB GDDR5
    16,386
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB3 GB GDDR5
    32,894
View all Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) benchmark results

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