GPU comparison with benchmarks

PNY GeForce GTX 950 vs ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

PNY GeForce GTX 950
PNY GeForce GTX 950 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.19 GHz · 90 W Speed index 2/100
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.81 GHz · 130 W Speed index 8/100
In the gpu comparison between the PNY GeForce GTX 950 and the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is 405 % faster than the PNY GeForce GTX 950.

PNY GeForce GTX 950ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Speed index
2/100
8/100
FP32
1.83 TFLOPS
9.25 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.19 GHz
1.81 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
106 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
90 W
130 W
Launch Price
149 $
249 $

GPU

GPUPNY GeForce GTX 950ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GPU ChipGM206-250-A1GA106-150-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors620
Shader7682560
Render Output Units3248
Texture Units4880
Raytracing Cores--20
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The PNY GeForce GTX 950 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 and has 768 texture shaders and 6 execution units.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, which has 2560 shaders and 20 execution units.

Memory

MemoryPNY GeForce GTX 950ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Memory Size2 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.653 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed6.6 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth106 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The PNY GeForce GTX 950 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 106 GB/s.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPNY GeForce GTX 950ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Base Clock1.024 GHz1.552 GHz
Boost Clock1.188 GHz1.807 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.78 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The PNY GeForce GTX 950 clocks in the base with up to 1.024 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is 1.552 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPNY GeForce GTX 950ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
TDP90 W130 W
Tjunction max95 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the PNY GeForce GTX 950 is 90 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB has a TDP of 130 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansPNY GeForce GTX 950ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The PNY GeForce GTX 950 has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPNY GeForce GTX 950ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI2--
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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 PNY GeForce GTX 950.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetPNY GeForce GTX 950ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingASUS Aura Sync
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The PNY GeForce GTX 950 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPNY GeForce GTX 950ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
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

DimensionsPNY GeForce GTX 950ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Length214 mm200 mm
Height111 mm123 mm
Width--38 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The PNY GeForce GTX 950 is 214 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is 200 mm long, 123 mm high and 38 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataPNY GeForce GTX 950ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2015Q1/2022
Launch Price149 $249 $
Structure size28 nm8 nm
Part-noGF950GTX2GEPB--
Documents--data sheet
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The PNY GeForce GTX 950 was released in Q3/2015 at a price of 149 $.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB was introduced in Q1/2022 at a price of 249 $.

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 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB +273.7 %

  1. 752
  2. 2,810

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 3,558

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,441

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. 25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 39 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 42 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. 5 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 45 fps (avg)

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. no data
  2. 39 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 73 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 101 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 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB +317.2 %

  1. 16,141
  2. 67,346

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 8GB +301.5 %

  1. 16,386
  2. 65,791

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