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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.19 GHz · 90 W Speed index 2/100
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 595 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Speed index
2/100
11/100
FP32
1.83 TFLOPS
12.72 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.19 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
106 GB/s
360 GB/s
TDP
90 W
170 W
Launch Price
149 $
329 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU ChipGM206-250-A1GA106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors628
Shader7683584
Render Output Units3248
Texture Units48112
Raytracing Cores--28
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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 RTX 3060 is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Memory Size2 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.653 GHz1.875 GHz
Memory Speed6.6 Gbps15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth106 GB/s360 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 RTX 3060 can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Base Clock1.024 GHz1.320 GHz
Boost Clock1.188 GHz1.777 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 RTX 3060 is 1.320 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
TDP90 W170 W
Tjunction max95 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-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 RTX 3060 has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Fan-Type--Axial
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 has a total of 0 -- fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 0 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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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 RTX 3060 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
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 RTX 3060 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoDecode
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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 RTX 3060
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2015Q1/2021
Launch Price149 $329 $
Structure size28 nm8 nm
Documents--data sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 was released in Q3/2015 at a price of 149 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 329 $.

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +435.4 %

  1. 752
  2. 4,026

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 5,068

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 2,177

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)

  1. no data
  2. 29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 35 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 55 fps (avg)

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)

  1. no data
  2. 9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 58 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +452.0 %

  1. 16,141
  2. 89,106

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +446.2 %

  1. 16,386
  2. 89,506

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