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Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro vs Gainward GeForce GTX 950

Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro
Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro 10 GB GDDR6X · 1.71 GHz · 320 W Speed index 25/100

The Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro has 8704 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.71 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 29.77 TFLOPS.

Gainward GeForce GTX 950
Gainward GeForce GTX 950 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.19 GHz · 90 W Speed index 2/100

The Gainward GeForce GTX 950 has 768 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.19 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 1.83 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro is 1,527 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 950 .

Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingProGainward GeForce GTX 950
Speed index
25/100
2/100
FP32
29.77 TFLOPS
1.83 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
1.19 GHz
Memory Size
10 GB GDDR6X
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
760 GB/s
106 GB/s
TDP
320 W
90 W
Launch Price
749 $
149 $

GPU

GPUPalit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingProGainward GeForce GTX 950
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
GPU ChipGA102-200-K1-A1GM206-250-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors686
Shader8704768
Render Output Units9632
Texture Units27248
Raytracing Cores68--
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 68 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Gainward GeForce GTX 950 is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 6 execution units.

Memory

MemoryPalit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingProGainward GeForce GTX 950
Memory Size10 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR5
Memory Clock1.188 GHz1.653 GHz
Memory Speed19.0 Gbps6.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth760 GB/s106 GB/s
Memory Interface320 bit128 bit
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro is equipped with a 10 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.188 GHz clocks.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 950 has a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.653GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPalit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingProGainward GeForce GTX 950
Base Clock1.440 GHz1.025 GHz
Boost Clock1.710 GHz1.190 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro has a turbo clock of 1.710 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Gainward GeForce GTX 950 is 1.190 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPalit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingProGainward GeForce GTX 950
TDP320 W90 W
TDP (up)370 W--
Tjunction max93 °C95 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 950 is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 95 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansPalit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingProGainward GeForce GTX 950
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm1 x 85 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)40-42 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 950 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPalit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingProGainward GeForce GTX 950
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.2
DVI--2
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 950 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetPalit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingProGainward GeForce GTX 950
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The Gainward GeForce GTX 950 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPalit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingProGainward GeForce GTX 950
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1DecodeNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsPalit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingProGainward GeForce GTX 950
Length294 mm222 mm
Height112 mm112 mm
Width60 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro is 60 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Gainward GeForce GTX 950 is 60 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataPalit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingProGainward GeForce GTX 950
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q3/2015
Launch Price749 $149 $
Structure size8 nm28 nm
Part-noNED3080019IA-132AA426018336-3514
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro was released in Q4/2020.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 950 published in Q3/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers.

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 Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro +1,066.1 %

  1. 8,769
  2. 752

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 11,517
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 4,647
  2. no data

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. 59 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 70 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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. 36 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 72 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 120 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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. 102 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 175 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 199 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro +936.8 %

  1. 167,346
  2. 16,141

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Palit GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro +789.5 %

  1. 145,761
  2. 16,386

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