For the moment, AMD rules the low-end GPU bracket with their new Radeon R7 360 and R7 370 cards.
NVIDIA’s only Maxwell 2 powered option is the GeForce GTX 960, a significantly more expensive card not really suited to low-end markets.
Enter the GeForce GTX 950, powered by the same GPU as the GTX 960, the GM206, but cut down to make it more affordable.
Of course, we’ve known about the GTX 950 for some time, but its final specifications have finally been confirmed. And it’s scheduled to release on August 17th.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950’s Specifications. Image courtesy of HWBattle.
Six SMM units means 768 CUDA Cores and 48 texture mapping units, and that the GTX 950 will hold onto all 32 ROPs available on the GM206.
The GeForce GTX 950 will also come with clocks of 1150 to 1250 MHz base and 1350 up to 1450 MHz boost clock speeds, and will sport a bandwidth of 107.68GB/s thanks to its 128-bit bus and 6.6 to 6.75 GHz VRAM frequency.
It effectively translates into a card that outdoes the R7 360, and should sit around the same performance level of the R7 370, if slightly less so.
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Graphics Card
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GPU Core
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Core/TMU/ROP Configuration
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Core / Boost Clock
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TDP / Power Connectors
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VRAM / Memory Bus
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Memory Bandwidth
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Price
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| NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X | GM200 | 3072/192/96 | 1000/1089 MHz | 250W (8+6 Pin) | 12 GB / 384-bit | 336.6 GB/s | $999 (R15,500 – R17,500) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | GM200 | 2816/176/96 | 1000/1076 MHz | 250W (8+6 Pin) | 6 GB / 384-bit | 336.6 GB/s | $649 (R10,000 – R12,500) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | GM204 | 2048/128/64 | 1127/1216 MHz | 165W (6+6 Pin) | 4 GB / 256-bit | 224.0 GB/s | $499 (R7,700 – R10,600) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | GM204 | 1664/104/64 | 1051/1178 MHz | 149W (6+6 Pin) | 4 GB / 256-bit | 224.0 GB/s | $329 (R5,000 – R6,700) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | GM206 | 1024/64/32 | 1127/1178 MHz | 120W (6+6 Pin) | 2 GB / 128-bit | 112.2 GB/s | $199 (R3,000 – R4,500) |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 | GM206 | 768/48/32 | 1150-1250 / 1350-1450 MHz | 90W (6-Pin) | 2 GB / 128-bit | 108.7 GB/s | $129-$149 (approximately R2,100 – R3,600) |
Table courtesy of WCCF Tech. Adjustments made to fit local pricing.
As one of the final Maxwell 2 powered cards to be released, the GeForce GTX 950 makes for a promising entry-level card.
Next up, a beefy dual-card configuration and then Pascal… we hope.
Source: WCCF Tech
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