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    GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 950

    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060
    GeForce GTX 950
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 20 Aug 2015
    GeForce GTX 950

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      204%
    • GeForce GTX 950
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      301%
    • GeForce GTX 950
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060

    201% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 950

    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 1060

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1060

    The GeForce GTX 1060 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (37 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 950
    GPU NameGP106 (GP106-400-A1)vsGM206 (GM206-250-A1)
    Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size200 mm²vs228 mm²
    Transistors4,400 millionvs2,940 million
    Shaders1280vs768
    Compute Units10vs6
    Core clock1506 MHzvs1024 MHz
    ROPs48vs32
    TMUs80vs48

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 950
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs128 bit
    Memory Speed2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective    		vs1653 MHz
    6612 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 950
    TDP120 wattsvs90 watts
    Release Date10 Jul 2016vs20 Aug 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      72.30 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 950
      32.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 950
      49.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      192.20 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 950
      105.80 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 950
      1572.90 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17380
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8490

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      94
    • GeForce GTX 950
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 950
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 950
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 950
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      69
    • GeForce GTX 950
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48
    • GeForce GTX 950
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63
    • GeForce GTX 950
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48
    • GeForce GTX 950
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      74
    • GeForce GTX 950
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52
    • GeForce GTX 950
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      46
    • GeForce GTX 950
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      56
    • GeForce GTX 950
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42
    • GeForce GTX 950
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 950
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70
    • GeForce GTX 950
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73
    • GeForce GTX 950
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      108
    • GeForce GTX 950
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      71
    • GeForce GTX 950
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      90
    • GeForce GTX 950
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      65
    • GeForce GTX 950
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      78
    • GeForce GTX 950
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59
    • GeForce GTX 950
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      79
    • GeForce GTX 950
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      62
    • GeForce GTX 950
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      51
    • GeForce GTX 950
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 950
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 950
      2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32
    • GeForce GTX 950
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      28
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      40
    • GeForce GTX 950
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 950
      5

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27
    • GeForce GTX 950
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29
    • GeForce GTX 950
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 950
      6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1060
      18
    • GeForce GTX 950
      4

    FPS (higher is better)

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