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    GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon R9 Nano

    GeForce GTX 950
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 20 Aug 2015
    GeForce GTX 950
    Radeon R9 Nano
    Memory: 4096Mb HBMDESKTOP
    Release date: 27 Aug 2015
    Radeon R9 Nano

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 950
      100%
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      209%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 950
      100%
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      317%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 950

    85 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 Nano .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider Radeon R9 Nano

    217% higher gaming performance.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon R9 Nano

    HWBench recommends Radeon R9 Nano

    The Radeon R9 Nano is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (42 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 950Radeon R9 Nano
    GPU NameGM206 (GM206-250-A1)vsFiji (Fiji XT CA)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size228 mm²vs596 mm²
    Transistors2,940 millionvs8,900 million
    Shaders768vs4096
    Compute Units6vs64
    Core clock1024 MHzvs1000 MHz
    ROPs32vs64
    TMUs48vs256

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 950Radeon R9 Nano
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsHBM
    Bus Width128 bitvs4096 bit
    Memory Speed1653 MHz
    6612 MHz effective    		vs500 MHz
    1000 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 950Radeon R9 Nano
    TDP90 wattsvs175 watts
    Release Date20 Aug 2015vs27 Aug 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 950
      32.80 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      64.00 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 950
      49.20 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      256.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 950
      105.80 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      512.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 950
      1572.90 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      8192.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 950
      8490
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      17760

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 950
      44
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      99

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 950
      23
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 950
      22
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX 950
      41
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      95

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 950
      22
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 950
      26
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 950
      24
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 950
      31
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 950
      16
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

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

    • GeForce GTX 950
      31
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 950
      37
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 950
      19
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 950
      20
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 950
      26
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 950
      24
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 950
      17
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 950
      37
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 950
      32
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 950
      30
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      103

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 950
      40
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 950
      37
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 950
      45
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 950
      22
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 950
      28
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 950
      27
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 950
      38
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 950
      35
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 950
      24
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 950
      13
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 950
      8
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 950
      2
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 950
      11
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 950
      8
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 950
      20
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 950
      8
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 950
      17
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 950
      5
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 950
      11
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 950
      7
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 950
      6
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 950
      4
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 950
      8
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

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