GeForce GTX 770 vs GeForce GTX 950

GeForce GTX 770
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 30 May 2013
GeForce GTX 770
GeForce GTX 950
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 20 Aug 2015
GeForce GTX 950

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 770
    131%
  • GeForce GTX 950
    100%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 770
    127%
  • GeForce GTX 950
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 770

27% higher gaming performance.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 950

140 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 770 .
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)
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce GTX 770

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 770

The GeForce GTX 770 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (39 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 950
GPU NameGK104 (GK104-425-A2)vsGM206 (GM206-250-A1)
Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
Die Size294 mm²vs228 mm²
Transistors3,540 millionvs2,940 million
Shaders1536vs768
Compute Units8vs6
Core clock1046 MHzvs1024 MHz
ROPs32vs32
TMUs128vs48

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 950
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs128 bit
Memory Speed1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
vs1653 MHz
6612 MHz effective
Memory Size2048 Mbvs2048 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 770GeForce GTX 950
TDP230 wattsvs90 watts
Release Date30 May 2013vs20 Aug 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 770
    33.50 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 950
    32.80 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 770
    134.00 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 950
    49.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    224.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 950
    105.80 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 770
    3213.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 950
    1572.90 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 770
    11180
  • GeForce GTX 950
    8490

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    36
  • GeForce GTX 950
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 770
    21.7
  • GeForce GTX 950
    16.3

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    85.2
  • GeForce GTX 950
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 770
    56.1
  • GeForce GTX 950
    43.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 770
    40
  • GeForce GTX 950
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 770
    86.1
  • GeForce GTX 950
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    64.8
  • GeForce GTX 950
    52.4

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    33.8
  • GeForce GTX 950
    22.9

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 770
    72
  • GeForce GTX 950
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 770
    58
  • GeForce GTX 950
    45

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 770
    29
  • GeForce GTX 950
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 770
    46
  • GeForce GTX 950
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    27
  • GeForce GTX 950
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    24
  • GeForce GTX 950
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 770
    11.3
  • GeForce GTX 950
    9.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    52.9
  • GeForce GTX 950
    37.8

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 770
    36.6
  • GeForce GTX 950
    27.3

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 770
    30
  • GeForce GTX 950
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    52
  • GeForce GTX 950
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 770
    63.7
  • GeForce GTX 950
    51.3

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    44.8
  • GeForce GTX 950
    35.8

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    20.1
  • GeForce GTX 950
    13.8

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 770
    42
  • GeForce GTX 950
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 770
    41
  • GeForce GTX 950
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    45
  • GeForce GTX 950
    31

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 770
    23
  • GeForce GTX 950
    20

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 770
    33
  • GeForce GTX 950
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    19
  • GeForce GTX 950
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    14
  • GeForce GTX 950
    13

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 770
    10.4
  • GeForce GTX 950
    9.5

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    25.1
  • GeForce GTX 950
    18

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 770
    17.6
  • GeForce GTX 950
    12.8

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 770
    37
  • GeForce GTX 950
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    26.5
  • GeForce GTX 950
    21.2

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    13.1
  • GeForce GTX 950
    9.2

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 770
    19
  • GeForce GTX 950
    11

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 770
    13
  • GeForce GTX 950
    11

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 770
    6
  • GeForce GTX 950
    7

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    9
  • GeForce GTX 950
    6

FPS (higher is better)